Re:Microsoft Continues Right to Repair About Face, Makes Its...
by sgjohnson on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:56PM
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> I want accounts that arent linked to my hotmail so fully offline accounts should be the default, zero ads to buy office. Zero preinstalled garbage apps. Let me buy a Windows Pro for Devs license that comes super stripped down, even Cortana is fully removed. I want no distractions from my work with preinstalled garbage.
A version of Windows like that exists, but you can’t buy it.
It’s called Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (21H2).
Howver, there’s a free evaluation version available from MS. If you’re really that interested in it, I’m sure you’ll figure out how to promote that “evaluation” version to “retail” and then kms activate it.
I’m daily driving it. And loving it.
Re:Microsoft Continues Right to Repair About Face, Makes Its...
by deadlyllama on Saturday August 12, 2023 @03:29PM
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Build yourself a Windows install USB stick with Rufus using its automatic ISO download system. When you write the image it has an option to make the installer create a local account and turn all the stupid prompts off.
I want accounts that arent linked to my hotmail so fully offline accounts should be the default, zero ads to buy office. Zero preinstalled garbage apps. Let me buy a Windows Pro for Devs license that comes super stripped down, even Cortana is fully removed. I want no distractions from my work with preinstalled garbage.
Microsoft I will pay way more than whatever Pro goes for, and more than your ads give you back, since I eventually rip it all out of my OS. Also all metrics off by default.