Comment on Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

• VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s the magic of setting up a local account instead of a Microsoft account and actually turning shit off during the install sequence instead of just mindlessly clicking next. That said, I’m not sure you can do first time setup on Win11 with a local account. I know Win10 made it harder later on than on release. You can still set one up after the fact, but I’m not sure how useful it is on 11 since I refuse to install it.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can skip the MS account, but it takes effort.

    Do NOT connect to the internet, or you hosed and will have to start over.

    SHIFT+F10 to get a command prompt.

    cd oobe

    bypassnro

    It’ll reboot and now you’ll have options to skip the MS account for a “limited experience”. Once you get a desktop, connect to the internet.

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    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Man windows sounds complicated. Why do you have to open a terminal and do weird hacky workarounds for things

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      • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not even ‘for things’ just to kinda own tour own computer that you paid for (til they patch that)

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    • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You also choose an English (international) as your language, to avoid the preinstalled crapware in the start menu.

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  • Godnroc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can, it’s just got a lot of hoops to jump through. Easier in the pro version for work, but I just set the email to a@a.a and then it errors out before letting you make a local account.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also don’t the setup as if your location is in Europe, you can still use the time zone and keyboard you want

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  its on any default windows 10 install. unless you modded it.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No mods, just setup as if I was a European

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    • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      oooh i didnt know it was better in europe. i would guess win11 ads wont happen to you either.

      its full of ads here in south america, and probably most of the planet.

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      • n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        gdpr-info.eu

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  • KpntAutismus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    recently reinstalled win10 pro, located in europe using a local account.

    haven’t seen any yet.

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