Disturbing.
Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
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Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#192Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sad Windows still has a (basic) monopoly on computer gaming.
Who told you that? Look at all the games on steam proton. All the best indi games run fine on linux. I was playing eve online last night and subnautica a few days ago. Ksp, factorio, minecraft ... there are tons of great games on linux.
Including Thimbleweed Park, the best game ever
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#193Earlier quoted context omitted.
And I refuse to kowtow to a company who thinks its okay to purchase a stand for $1,000 for another piece of hardware you've additionally paid for.
What company are you talking about?
To add on to what the other replier said - hilariously the monitor also doesn't come with VESA mounting holes standard - you have to buy an adapter separately for ~$100, so they screw you regardless of which stand option you want.
Not sure why this was brought up under a reply about linux though.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#194“They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.”
I wouldn't be surprised if this backfired on YouTube massively.
Utterly useless dark pattern, and many thanks for sharing.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#195Someone cleverly pointed out that Windows changed from "My Computer" to "This PC" in recent years.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#196As someone who uses Windows for industrial PCs, I'm pretty appalled. We've been hanging on to Windows 7, including side-loading drivers into the installation image for modern hardware, because this kind of stuff that Windows 10 does is in these cases simply unacceptable (random tip: Go for AMD, their Windows 7 support is way better than Intel, do not use Intel chipset series 300). I can't have PCs bogged down downloa…
Why are you using a consumer level OS/setup for this?
PC's setup in a corporate environment are tightly controlled, even with Windows 10.
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#197Stuff like this is why I switched to Mac for daily use about 2 years ago. On the rare occasion that I have to get on a Windows machine, I’m shocked by how poor the experience is in comparison to MacOS. Not looking back, the MBA is a good value and the hardware is undeniably more refined and higher quality.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#198I don't understand why so many people on HN praise Satya Nadella. I guess good PR is worth much more than actions. Before Nadella, Windows wasn't nearly as user-hostile as it is now. There was no mandatory telemetry, there were no forced updates, end users weren't treated as betatesters and QA wasn't non-existent. And now they are taking away the ability to use Windows without Microsoft Account. Of course there are a…
If you love features, KDE Plasma is fantastic, the environment with Kubuntu or KDE Neon. I think it has more features than Windows. And then there is like antiX or MX Linux where it runs so quick and smooth, using minimal resources, like Windows 2000 with its services disabled. Linux is great and everyone can find the distro that suits them well.. even if it might take a few tries to find it, ha.
Seconded.
I've been using Plasma since the KDE 3.4 days, although I've dabbled in other desktop environments. I love it. I honestly miss the experience when I'm using other operating systems on machines other than my own personal ones.
And other Linux desktop environments are also honestly pretty good. Plasma's just my favorite, not the only good one.
I hope some people do try Linux on account of stuff like this and find a happy home in it. It feels really good not to be insulted, deceived, or bossed around by your OS.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#199I don't understand why so many people on HN praise Satya Nadella. I guess good PR is worth much more than actions. Before Nadella, Windows wasn't nearly as user-hostile as it is now. There was no mandatory telemetry, there were no forced updates, end users weren't treated as betatesters and QA wasn't non-existent. And now they are taking away the ability to use Windows without Microsoft Account. Of course there are a…
Microsoft has been able to strategically link their brand with platforms people use and trust -- like github -- allowing them to seem more progressive and open. Ultimately getting everyone to drop their guard.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#200I don't understand why so many people on HN praise Satya Nadella. I guess good PR is worth much more than actions. Before Nadella, Windows wasn't nearly as user-hostile as it is now. There was no mandatory telemetry, there were no forced updates, end users weren't treated as betatesters and QA wasn't non-existent. And now they are taking away the ability to use Windows without Microsoft Account. Of course there are a…
there were no forced updates I have attempted to disable those "for real", and the lengths that MS has gone to in an attempt to stop people from doing it is extremely disturbing; there's half a dozen different services and scheduled tasks with various names which are involved, and if you don't disable all of it quickly, it all comes back . This Hydra-like persistence is something that hitherto was only seen in malwar…
Keep experimenting! I hope you find a GUI that suits you, which you can pair with a free software OS. :-)