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In the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the “bypassnro” command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows. (blogs.windows.com)
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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

every passing day i feel increasingly gratified to have switched my previously win11 laptop to linux mint. aside from the sheer principle of microsoft being ass, i also fucking despise all of windows' AI bullshit. Fuck copilot for eternity.

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried setting up a dual boot Mint next to my Win 11 last night. Just so I can experiment with getting all the (replacement) programs of my Win 11 install to work on there… froze during install and was busy for hours getting my boot files for Win 11 back.

I’m not a technical genius or anything and now I’m scared to try again. I assume it’s way easier if I would just rip the bandaid off and do it in one go. Sadly too much relies on me still being able to use the computer close to the way I could before. Ah well. Another day, another chance to nuke the boot files.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What programs are causing you concern?

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I use a lot of adobe programs, like photoshop, illustrator and Lightroom. The standard MS office stuff and a bunch of games both via steam and the EA AppStore, some of which are windows only. Mind you, I know most if not all should work using wine (or similar) or have good alternatives. But I’d rather try first before nuking windows.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's all very reasonable. I certainly encourage caution.

I've never really voluntarily used Adobe products, nor the EA store, but I can tell you Linux support for gaming has come a long way, even for "Windows only" games. If you're unsure about a particular one, a great place to start is protondb.com. I don't know if they work with EA, but I've also heard good things about Lutris and Bubbles.

As you said, there are good alternatives, including Open or LibreOffice. You might benefit from reviewing alternativeto.net, which isn't specifically Linux focused but has a good chance of giving you options. For example:

https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-lightroom/

Good luck with your experimentation!