Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Simon Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: My 138 $ Amazon order ( for 6pm today ). Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 07:23:08 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <99253jp12e1cppj2940cpkpl0cbg1og25i@4ax.com> <8ce53j11p4ik1vvjt4tr5cod0ikd90jor8@4ax.com> <6634d31c$0$6437$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <8dea3jhm6dedgknid0qovts7r07a1isb32@4ax.com> <663562e9$0$2422126$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Injection-Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 09:23:08 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="09aef30861dab4c9c73707e2ce17eba9"; logging-data="1145491"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+9bl2uPqADT2VbaypNSJ8R" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:qlr/yhASKvXDEPFRyiDQmvLjJ40= Bytes: 2420 On 2024-05-03, Andrzej Matuch wrote: > On 2024-05-03 3:26 p.m., chrisv wrote: >> Andrzej Matuch wrote: >> >>> The mere fact that it is no longer possible to install >>> Windows without being forced to enter a Microsoft account >> >> For the home version, and there's work-arounds for that, for the >> motivated. > > The mere fact that you need to jump through hoops to do something which > should be a direct option is disgusting. Some of us have a Pro license > but, when we install, we do so by downloading the latest ISO from their > web site so that we won't have to spend a few hours doing updates. That > only affords us the option of installing the Home version; upgrades > happen after the system has already been installed. As a result, you > indeed have to log in. > I have installed Win11 in qemu to see what it is like and how easy it is to bypass the online account requirement. I have to say the average person would not know how to do it, even if they knew it was possible. -- Simon RLU: 222126