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Image description: Elon Musk & X @elonmusk ā€¢ 42m Just bought a new PC laptop and it won't let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their Al access to my computer! This is messed up. There used to be an option to skip signing into or creating a Microsoft account. Are you seeing this too? This is not cool of Microsoft.


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[-] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago
[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Its hacky and annoying that its even nessecary but still easier than installing Linux.

[-] otacon239@feddit.de 24 points 8 months ago

When was the last time you installed Linux? Iā€™m done with a fresh install on most popular distros in 30 minutes or less.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Last week, Linux mint (Green ubuntu) still canā€™t get the battery to detect and I dont know why. If I unplug the laptop, it turns off immediately. Battery icon shows up, shows ā€œChargingā€ but stays at 0%

Battery was working in Windows the day prior.

HP laptop from ~2016

[-] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I work with mostly Dell laptops and see this all the time on Win10 so 2 grains of salt, but: Usually reseating the battery does the trick, if not the battery + ram + hd/SSD.

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