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But it wouldn't even let you get to the sign in to a microsoft account prompt unless it detects internet. And it insists on setting up internet, there is no option to skip that. Unless you use the above mentioned command line workaround.
LOL, that's completely out of touch. The non-tech savvy moan the most about change. They have a problem if an icon moves on the desktop. They might not have the know-how to prevent W11 from auto-installing, but that doesn't mean they want it. And if they have help they can stay on 10 even with 11 eligible HW.
Oh for the love of everything that's holy. Read the context before chipping in the middle of a conversation. I was responding to this:
Not having an internet connection is no longer a standard option.
I guess everyone copes differently with being wrong.
correct, dont use home.
Hopefully the entire UI will be consistent with Windows 12.
And we can pray that it is consistently not shit.
Remember how that wasn't a real screenshot? This one is real, and directly from Microsoft. It's in preview testing so it may still not make it, but this is like the third time Microsoft is trying to put ads in Windows, so it's gonna happen. Also you can turn it off, which means it's on by default, which also means nobody will know how to turn it off.
Did you check to see if your PC is compatible first? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...hardware-f3bc0aeb-6884-41a1-ab57-88258df6812b
IDK, Windows says it's ready for 11, it's a MSI GL65.
If Windows has already notified you that it's ready for 11, then you're good. In the settings, it usually has something like PC Health Check to click on to verify that your hardware is compatible. I've had older hardware get a notice for Windows 11, only for it tell me after the check that it's not compatible, which is nifty. But the MSI GL65 should be fine.
No kidding. The Linux trolls are in every windows thread!
It works both ways. All members are equal here, I see no reason to judge anyone based on their preferred OS.
It's a perfectly fine OS and a great alternative if it has everything you need.
The ones I give a shit about do. And in some cases they run a hell of a lot better than they ever did in Windows.
This 100%.
why remove it? just turn off what you dont want. its currently one of the best a/v options.
It turns itself back on, even if disabled by GPO or registry the executable is still running.
i mean leave the av and fw on, turn the other stuff off. the extras stay off.
Windows is placing ads in their OS, trying to require a Microsoft cloud account, and, Microsoft is not the troll? I'm getting that right?
So you'd rather just get compromised?
I know that issue and it was a pita finding the specific GPO settings to make it behave like you'd expect. PM me and I can retrieve me settings for you if you care haha
If you do, security has failed.
When Microsoft and Apple screws up, you do need an alternative. A Duopoly isn't exactly healthy, and you can't even install MacOS on your Windows machine anyway. So when Microsoft does screw up by pushing ads into your OS, and even blocks customization apps that bring back the Windows 10 look then what are you going to do? I can make my Linux look more like Windows 10 than Windows 11 without the need of some crazy software. At the end of the day, it's Microsoft's Windows, not GoldenTiger's Windows. They can do what they want with their OS, like patch it with ads and etc. With Linux I can do whatever I want whenever I want. If Linux Mint decides to put ads in my start menu, you can bet I'll first remove the start menu and then switch to a different distro where I don't have to fight them every time I update my OS. You can feel free to go in the corner and roll over to any anti-consumer changes Microsoft makes to your copy of Windows, cause that's literally all you can do. Go ahead and try not updating to Windows 11 because eventually you have no choice.
The only games that don't work are the ones with intrusive DRM, which are usually online games. Only the games with seriously questionable DRM like Valorant. Games like Valheim, Palworld, and Helldivers 2 works just fine on Linux. All single players games seem to also work, with maybe some questionable glitches here and there.
