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ROFL windows is the easiest thing ever to install. Same with steam.
Sounds like either you’re terrible with computers or you have some serious hardware issues.
Blaming it solely on windows is a joke.
@Coreidan @PeterPoopshit ah, can you install windows without a microsoft-cloud account nowadays ? Please tell me how.
Don't give it internet access during setup.
Yes, I've set up several work computers without internet. You can make a local account on set-up.
It's kinda funny how many people have no problem at all with a cloud account on their phone but get a mild stroke when Windows asks them to create a Microsoft account.
When it asks you for an email use "no@email.com" and use a random string of characters for the password. Congrats, you can now use a local account on setup.
Or use rufus to create the USB installer, and it will ask if you want to create a local account, and some other things to make installation even easier than it already is.
My answer was more for those stuck on that screen without a second computer to grab another iso on.
Sounds like you have never installed linux
Well... Not Arch
Have you actually installed Windows in the last decade? I mean from scratch, mind you.
It was a few clicks and leaving my laptop AFK to install. The only semi inconvenient part was finding a way around not using a Microsoft account. Other than that, it's about as brainless of an installer as it gets. My dog could do it with direction from me.
It takes like 15 minutes to go from bare metal to login. I built my own PC in March and installed Windows from scratch from a USB drive.
@winterayars @Coreidan yep did it the other day just spam no and your done in 10 mins. obvs Linux is easier than that these days but op is overreacting or stupid
Yes, multiple times. It usually go this way:
It's literally a nightmare.
Yes, it's part of my job, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Yes, regularly.