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Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account

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268 points tech234a | 2 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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userbinator ◴[29 Mar 25 05:17 UTC] No.43512957[source]▶
"Challenge accepted." Much like with the TPM "requirement" and the others, I don't expect this one to stay undefeated for long.
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1. chii ◴[29 Mar 25 05:36 UTC] No.43513048[source]▶
the true victory is to move to linux. unfortunately, that's been harder than it needed to be, and it's mostly due to inertia of old software and network effect of windows.
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2. BrenBarn ◴[29 Mar 25 06:24 UTC] No.43513255[source]▶
I've made the switch, but there are still occasional things for which I need to boot into a Windows VM.