didn't know this before, and didn't have to because i haven't installed windows in the past 10 years. but for those who need to do this, this workaround should be known:

Thankfully, there remains another way to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. When you’re at the log-in screen, you can hit Shift + F10 and type OOBE/BYPASSNRO, which will let you create a local account instead if you do not have an internet connection (so disconnect the internet for this).

#computer #internet #instgallation #windows #windows11 #linux

Tom's Hardware: Door slammed on last remaining easy Windows 11 local account setup workaround (Jowi Morales)

a@a.com is redundant but Shift + F10 OOBE/BYPASSNRO comes to the rescue.

a@a.com is redundant but Shift + F10 OOBE/BYPASSNRO comes to the rescue.

STUDY: Privacy Violations Occurred At Least 50% Of The Time When Taking Devices For Repair

#News #Study #tech #privacy #computer #phone #data
arstechnica.com/information-te…

Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid

Not surprisingly, female customers bear the brunt of the privacy violations.

^{Ars Technica}

What was your first computer?

Please share if you remember the brand, model number, CPU or how great it was. Boost is very appreciated.

#Computer #History #Mastodon

• PC (45%, 94 votes)
• Macintosh (4%, 10 votes)
• Atari / Commodore (24%, 52 votes)
• Other (PDP minicomputers etc.), please comment (25%, 53 votes)

#computer #tasteweb
The very short story of neschat's lispy query language so far: github.com/makoConstruct/munk

It's taking a little longer than I thought it would, so I'm going to try making the prototype without it. If that sucks then I can always pick it up again.

GitHub - makoConstruct/munk: exploration into making a simple lisp query language for a tasteweb prototype

exploration into making a simple lisp query language for a tasteweb prototype - GitHub - makoConstruct/munk: exploration into making a simple lisp query language for a tasteweb prototype

^GitHub

#hardware #computer my aging respectable desktop Is hanging during firmware init. It doesn’t respond to the keyboard and it’s not possible to boot to alternate media.. I really don’t want to buy a new pc this year, does anybody have suggestions on what h/w or S/w issues might cause this?

Numlock on keyboard toggles light but that’s about it.

Memtest86 has come up clean in the recent past. Disks are fine. Video card is ok too I swapped all these for spare components.