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Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by HypnoticOcelot »

mikkupikku wrote: post #72
LogicHound wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The big budget games are often the ones that people are playing. Sure there have been a few big flops as of late, but a huge number of people are playing that require kernel level anti-cheat and DRM that does not work on Linux. There are also other issues around how well those games work. Some games will work perfectly fine. I am not disputing that. It is a bit of a lottery though e.g. I had annoying sound issues wit…

On Linux, the really old games just work, as do virtually all new games with the exception of those very few big budget new releases. If those are the games you really want to play then Windows is the answer, have fun ponying up your drivers license to Microsoft for the privilege of getting root kitted by those games. Literally everything else just works on Linux, one click install and play through steam, no bullshit…

What do you mean by "really old"? My experience with games available on Steam has been fine(barring those big-budget ones), but I've had problems in the past setting up games from CD-ROMs that have DRM on them. Proton and Wine still don't play so well with SafeDisc or SecuROM, and traditional Windows workarounds(when applicable) often don't work on Linux.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by hulitu »

SilverElfin wrote: post #398

YouTube and other large platforms should be regulated like public utilities. Otherwise the abuse will continue.

> YouTube and other large platforms should be regulated like public utilities

But they are in private hands, aren't they ? Welcome to capitalism my friend. And don't forget to vote on the next election.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by Teslazar »

To install Windows 11 with a local user and/or to install it without the TPM 2.0 requirement, what I found easiest was using Rufus to prepare a flash drive with the Windows 11 ISO. Rufus asks if you want to create a local user and what the user name is. It also asks if you want to skip some of the Windows 11 requirements. Then when you install Windows 11 using the flash drive it just works.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by brnaftr361 »

SilverElfin wrote: post #398

YouTube and other large platforms should be regulated like public utilities. Otherwise the abuse will continue.

There isn't presently a good solution to this. I think regulations like that will probably have downstream effects, kicking the can down the road.

Google is already bad enough at government collusion, divulging data, as are other infrastructure providers.

Best-case is gutting Alphabet and breaking it up to the effect of decentralization of its pieces.

I think if anything regulating the current instruments would just harden their social/political position which furthers their interests more than anything.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by yohbho »

Brett_Riverboat wrote: post #206

For those who care at the first setup screen instead of answering any of the questions press Shift + F10 CMD will open Type (no quotes) “net user Prefferedusername /add” (replacing Prefferedusername with the user name you wish to use) and press enter. Next type “net localgroup administrators Prefferedusername /add” and press enter. Next type “net user Prefferedusername /active:yes” and press enter. Next type “net use…

Good guide, thanks!

präferiert (dt.) is often pronounced praefferiert in my head, too, but it is always written with only one f, in german and in english.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by johnthedebs »

zparky wrote: post #294
nonethewiser wrote: post #289

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woah so Riot broke League on Linux? I guess they probably did the math but that seems like a bold move.

yeah, and mac too, can't run league or valorant. vanguard is their kernel-level anticheat, and windows is like 95% of their market and the difficulty of implementing it on another kernel i guess isn't worth the <5%.

League works on macOS just fine, I played yesterday. Vanguard is buggy (it occasionally quits the client after I finish a game), but the game generally works and has for at least several years.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by jacquesm »

Levitz wrote: post #391
jacquesm wrote: post #389

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That whole way of thinking isn't appropriate. 5% is an insane number of people, when you are that large these things are no longer optional. The fact that we have an effective tech duopoly is not important at all. If the market were split between 20 5% players they too would have to ensure that their devices are accessible to all comers. The fact that 95% is split between two parties does nothing to change the respon…

>That whole way of thinking isn't appropriate. 5% is an insane number of people, when you are that large these things are no longer optional. And hardware compatibility issues are? The fact that orders of magnitude more people don't use Linux at all, disabled or not, because of lacking features or usability is optional? If 5% of people is an insane number of people, surely usability for them all is more important tha…

Hardware compatibility issues are just a distraction in this discussion. You can do both. If all of the hardware compatibility issues would be resolved there would be some other excuse.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by genter »

Teslazar wrote: post #403

To install Windows 11 with a local user and/or to install it without the TPM 2.0 requirement, what I found easiest was using Rufus to prepare a flash drive with the Windows 11 ISO. Rufus asks if you want to create a local user and what the user name is. It also asks if you want to skip some of the Windows 11 requirements. Then when you install Windows 11 using the flash drive it just works.

Be sure that it's not connected to the internet while installing. Otherwise it will install updates and turn it into a normal install.

Re: YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs

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Post by OptionOfT »

Brett_Riverboat wrote: post #206

For those who care at the first setup screen instead of answering any of the questions press Shift + F10 CMD will open Type (no quotes) “net user Prefferedusername /add” (replacing Prefferedusername with the user name you wish to use) and press enter. Next type “net localgroup administrators Prefferedusername /add” and press enter. Next type “net user Prefferedusername /active:yes” and press enter. Next type “net use…

And this actually makes sure that the folder in `C:\Users\` matches your username and does not become `firstname000` like Microsoft does.
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