The year of the Linux Desktop is coming!!!
Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
Submitted 3 months ago by moe90@feddit.nl to technology@lemmy.world
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buddascrayon@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I guess it’s a good thing I am switching to Linux.
OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
Mint. There you forgot to finish your sentence.
Tangent5280@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I’m installing Mint! I also had an eye on EndeavourOS, but I’m thinking I can first switch to mint and once I have some time in it switch to the more involved EndeavourOS tweaking process.
MonkeyBrawler@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Don’t say, do.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 3 months ago
How is this cracking down? The article says the documentation for the registry edits have been removed and an automated approach of removing restrictions is now a false positive for windows defender.
I’m assuming the registry edits still work (article doesn’t say) in which case where am I meant to point my outrage?
Now if they block windows 11 from running and the registry entries do nothing, that would be a worthy news article.
MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 3 months ago
While this article is about upgrading to Win11, not necessarily a clean install, I found the best way to bypass the requirements is to make an autounnatend with Schneegans.de . Make a Win11 installation USB, generate an autounnatend to bypass the requirements, remove bloat, allow offline install (local account instead of Microsoft account), and a couple other little tweaks like dark mode etc. Drop the xml on the root of the flash drive, and boom.
Or… You know… Install Linux.
macgyver@federation.red 3 months ago
Rufus can do this too
DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 3 months ago
This is just going to push people who aren’t locked into Windows, away from Windows, and Linux is making a pretty good argument for itself as a viable alternative atm, particularly for gaming.
Although another option would be to virtualize Windows on a Linux host too, that’s what I’m doing right now /w Win10 LTSC for general apps that aren’t entirely WINE-friendly, and then Win8.1 for some older games that aren’t entirely WINE-friendly, and the Win8.1 VM has my R9 270 being passed through to it over vfio-pci for graphics for that reason.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
The update claims that Windows Defender now identifies the app as potential malware. Flyby11 is a popular third-party tool that allows people to dodge the TPM 2.0 requirement and install Windows 11 on any machine, so Defender suddenly taking a dislike for the app does raise a few eyebrows.
Well, it was only a matter of time until MS abuses their malware scanner for software they don’t like.
OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I swear they do that already.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 months ago
This isn’t the story. All that’s changed is that a 3rd party script is being flagged my Defender as malicious. You can still update unsupported machines like always.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
I was really considering getting a new laptop and now I want it to be a Debian laptop. :^
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 3 months ago
How do you choose a Linux OS?
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Personal preference really but Debian is pretty much just Ubuntu without the bloat. You can also try a lot of them on a live disk without installing (Mint is a good option too).
Zacryon@feddit.org 3 months ago
I am using Linux for work anyway and used Windoof just for gaming. I have hear good things about gaming on Linux recently, so that’s a good incentive to make the full switch.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And here I am trying NOT to install on my PC.
dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 months ago
And here I am with windows 11 compatible hardware refusing that upgrade. I’m primarily in Linux on my desktop these days, but it dual boots into windows 10.