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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 28 points 7 months ago

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

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

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

[-] force@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

probably by not connecting it to the internet

[-] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 7 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

[-] force@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 13 points 7 months ago

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

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