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@rootcz to tu (zatím) nesdílí, tak to nasdílím já. Kdo ještě neodešel od #Windows, tak tohle je dost zásadní důvod, proč to udělat. Abyste se dostali do vlastního počítače, musíte se ověřovat někde v tramtárii. A když si #Microsoft usmyslí, tak vám ten účet zablokuje.

Jo, i dřív byl tlak na to, aby se místo lokálního účtu použil ten microsoftí. Ale postupně ubývají možnosti, jak zůstat u lokálního účtu. Mimochodem, i s lokálním účtem a s vypnutím všech volitelných šmírovátek se do Redmondu pořád odesílá docela dost informací.

„Odstraňujeme skript bypassnro.cmd, abychom vylepšili zabezpečení a uživatelský komfort systému Windows 11. Tato změna zajišťuje, že všichni uživatelé ukončí instalaci s připojením k internetu a účtem Microsoft.“

root.cz/zpravicky/windows-11-z…

#fail #bigbrother #Windows11

Windows 11 zakáže bypassnro.cmd, který slouží k použití lokálního účtu při instalaci

Windows 11 při instalaci požaduje vytvoření účtu Microsoft. Dříve bylo možné použít skript bypassnro.cmd, který vytvoření účtu Microsoft přeskočil a byl…

^{Jan Fikar (Internet Info, s.r.o.)}

There's a lot of #art on the #fediverse.
As a blind person who doesn't need this stuff I need #advice.

my daughter will need to use #Adobe #Photoshop from September.
Is an #ARM #Surface a good idea? I'm wanting a balance of battery life and functionality. #Windows is probably essential given other concerns.

Reboost ♻️ plz: In light of increased uncertainty on the reliability on the US, European democracies should strengthen their strategic autonomy: this also includes autonomy from #Microsoft #Windows in the public and private sector.

eu-os.gitlab.io proposes to develop together a Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free/libre replacement of Windows. Follow us on Mastodon and join the Matrix chat at matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org to receive updates and help.

/cc @EC_OSPO
#Linux #Trump #Endof10

EU OS

Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

^{EU OS Proof-of-Concept}

First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?

pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…

#accessibility #Android #authentication #blind #Google #GMail #IOS #Narrator #NVDA #sms #Talkback #technology #Voiceover #Windows

@maple #ArcaneChat is an android client for #DeltaChat, and Delta Chat is available for #iOS, #Windows, #Linux etc.

and now that you talk about young people, in several places people are not even allowed to get a SIM card at all until certain age, so apps like Signal that depend on phone numbers are a non-go, while I have seen several people using DeltaChat with their children, ex:

mastodon.ie/@davidbenque/11403…

@bert_hubert

1/2 Microsoft Patch Tuesday:

* 55 zranitelností, 4 zero days z toho 2 aktivně zneužívané
* jedna z aktivně zneužívaných zranitelností umožňuje mazat soubory, druhá získat oprávnění na úrovni SYSTEM
* critical RCE v Excelu, DHCP klientovi a LDAPu (není jasné jestli klientech nebo serverech)
* opravy různých memory leaků

#kybez #windows

Ready to move away from Big Tech?

There are options. Choosing those options will require you to learn something new, but that is a small cost to pay to get away from Big Tech, IMHO

Here are my suggestions. Feel free to add your own:

1. Browser : Vivaldi. That one is a given for me, obviously.

2. Mail client : Vivaldi. You may wonder why you need a mail client, but besides the technical benefits, it makes it a lot easier to move between mail services or even use more than one.

3. Mail service : Fastmail. They have been around for a long time.

4. Office software : Libre Office.

5. Video conference : Whereby.

6. Desktop OS : Linux.

7. Social : Mastodon and the Fediverse in general.

As said, I am eager to hear what you are using to help me move away from Big Tech as well. Always looking for new things to try.

#Mastodon #fediverse #Linux #Windows #BigTech #Politics #Technology #Computers

Are you going to listen to Microsoft or are you going to download Vivaldi?

#Windows #Linux #Macos #Vivaldi

What operating systems do you use?

This includes on your PC/computer and mobile devices, or anywhere else for that matter. Select all that apply!

Please BOOST for maximum exposure to the #Fediverse

If your choice isn't listed, simply comment and let's discuss things!

#Poll #Polls #POTD #Question #Questions #QOTD #Windows #MacOS #Linux #Unix #ChromeOS #iOS #Android #Tech #Technology #AllThingsTech

• Windows (44%, 207 votes)
• Linux (79%, 373 votes)
• MacOS (37%, 176 votes)
• Unix (6%, 31 votes)
• ChromeOS (6%, 29 votes)
• iOS (37%, 174 votes)
• Android (60%, 284 votes)
• Other -> Comment below! (5%, 27 votes)

Spent the last 6 hours trying to get a hello world equivalent gui window with a button on rust under windows.

This task which one might think is simple ended up taking literal hours and still hasn't been achieved because: the tutorials for gtk on windows and rust suggest putting msys2 bin directory on the path. This causes rust to fail to build correctly because it uses the wrong gcc and linkers.
Afterwards I managed it by using the appropriate environment variables.
But then I found out the dynamically linked libarries weren't found. I tried getting a way to copy them but it turned out to be too much work so I just moved the executable to the same dir.
Only to find out that gtk4 has no accessibility on Windows. Not bad accessibility, not accessibility that needs to be turned on. No. Accessibility. At all.
So then I decided to try Qt, which wants me to create an account to get an installer. Absolute no.
Got the 1.5gb sources and trying now to get an off-line installer out of it.

To get a fucking window with a button in it.

I don't think it's unreasonable for me to say this state of affairs is complete bullshit, and that most people with a normal level of motivation would have found plenty of opportunities to have given up. I still might.

(Not using NWG because tying the data to the GUI elements is non-trivial, it seems to require copying a lot and using twice the memory.)

#a11y #rust #gui #windows

Nine years ago I found out a #windows malware downloaded #curl from the curl website in order to spread itself...

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2015/11/16…

The most popular curl download – by a malware

During October 2015 the curl web site sent out 1127 gigabytes of data. This was the first time we crossed the terabyte limit within a single month.

^{daniel.haxx.se}

Windows weeps, Linux reaps. 👿

#linux #windows

Disabling #Windows #AI features organization-wide using #GroupPolicy.

This will turn off #Recall (the periodic screenshot service) and #Copilot (the AI assistant service).

1. Download and install the Windows 11 24H2 administrative template files: microsoft.com/en-us/download/d…

2. Add the files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Group Policy\Windows 11 Sep 2024 Update (24H2)\PolicyDefinitions to C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on the domain controller.

3. Start Group Policy Management on the domain controller.

4. Create a group policy object with these values:

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows AI > Turn off Saving Snapshots for Windows = enabled

User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot > Turn off Windows Copilot = enabled

5. Link the group policy object in at an appropriate level in your domain.

Huge props to the #NVDAsr team for recognizing this and taking the steps to make #Braille a priority. Will be filling out their survey and hope other #Windows #ScreenReader users will do the same.

#Blind #LowVision #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind

Proč jsem přešel z #Windows k #EndeavourOS? Opouštím i další služby Microsoftu 🐧

🔗 infoek.cz/proc-jsem-presel-z-w…

No, this is no a new CAPTCHA, this is a new malware vector which tricks users to open #Windows command line and paste a command to download some harmful stuff.

Just reported by Mohamed Aruham on Twitter.

Your regular reminder not to use M$ Windows

digitalmarketreports.com/news/…

#Windoze #Windows #Recall #Privacy #GDPR #DataMining

turns out #Windows is slow to fail connect attempts to non-listening ports entirely on purpose because it waits and resends the SYN several times, contrary to how other TCP stacks behave.

mskb.pkisolutions.com/kb/17552…

#WhatsApp for #Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning

Granted, Python needs to be installed on the system prior.

Meta says they will not bother to fix this, despite maintaining a built-in list of potentially dangerous file types (ex: .exe)

#security #cybersecurity #messengers

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

No, Southwest Airlines is not still using Windows 3.1

A story that's been persistently making the rounds since the CrowdStrike event is that while several airline companies were affected in one way or another, Southwest Airlines escaped the mayhem because they were still using windows 3.1. It's a great story that fits the current zeitgeist about technology and its role in society, un

osnews.com/story/140301/no-sou…

#Windows

Random #Windows tip of the day

What to do if the text on your screen is too small? 👀

Well, there are a few options

If everything is a little small, you might consider changing your scaling in Display Settings

If just one random thing is too small, even if that app doesn't have zoom, you can always pull up Magnifier with WIN + Plus to zoom in (WIN + Minus to zoom out, WIN + Esc to close)

If text in general across Windows is too small, then check out the text size option under Accessibility