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[–] Kecessa 28 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Life pro tip: Setup your computer as if you were from a European country, it solves most of the annoying issues.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

And how do I do that without first having a VPN installed?

Just whisper into it, "I'm in Germany, actually?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

probably by not connecting it to the internet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is this still the way to get a windows installation done without linking your device to a microsoft account?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's easy to do so but it's a fatal mistake if you foolishly put in your email.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Last I did it you have to press a key combination to open a terminal and run a couple of commands at the right stage of the wizard to do so

[–] Kecessa 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Doesn't matter, I'm in Canada, all our computers (four of them) are setup as if we were in the UK

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

In the hope MS doesn't go full Apple, with geolocking and grace period and all.