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   Will Dormann (wdormann@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 07:53:57 JST Will Dormann

   Upcoming Windows 11 builds won't have the ability to to install without internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account.
   https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-5516-dev-channel/

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 19:00:08 JST Miakoda

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     @wdormann
     *laughs in sudo*

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     tyil (tyil@fedi.tyil.nl)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 19:42:57 JST tyil

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     @wdormann@infosec.exchange Good thing everyone that cares about this kind of stuff ditched Windows years ago

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 19:49:12 JST 翠星石

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     @wdormann Lol, lmao.
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     Will Dormann (wdormann@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 20:03:15 JST Will Dormann

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     I mean, bypassnro.cmd just does:
     reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

     So what Microsoft is saying is that they want to make it more work to install Windows without a Microsoft Account? 🤔

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     lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified: (lcamtuf@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 29-Mar-2025 20:04:34 JST lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:

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     @wdormann It used to be a UI flow, then a script, now you're losing the script. So yeah, I suspect that's the goal, they're probably unhappy with the % of users who don't enroll for the super fun cloud panopticon.

     I could imagine it's a pain to support the special case of users who are not logged into the cloud account, but that's presumably not going away because they have enterprise buyers. So seems strictly anti-consumer.

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     Phantasm (phnt@fluffytail.org)'s status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 00:23:18 JST Phantasm

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     @wdormann
     
     >enhance security
     
     :puniko_laugh3:
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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 22:56:53 JST Miakoda

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     @wdormann
     Windows: *does shitty thing"
     Win users: "This is an outrage!"
     Linus users: "Come over to Linux. We don't have this problems!"
     Win users: "No! Linux is too hard/weird/[other myth or lie]“

     Win users: "Whip me harder, Daddy Gates! Oooh yeah!"

     Linux users: "Oooooh kay then... We're... um... We're going back to our games/projects/etc. Have fun with... 'daddy gates' or whatever."

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     CaveDave (engravecavedave@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 23:05:20 JST CaveDave

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda @wdormann I use Linux. I still have it Windows on a separate SSD for games which have shitty anticheat though ... so unfortunately it'll still be a hindrance

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Mar-2025 23:05:20 JST Miakoda

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     • CaveDave

     @engravecavedave
     @wdormann

     I have so many games to play I don't even bother with those.