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PIEBALDconsult19-Apr-23 4:25

PIEBALDconsult

19-Apr-23 4:25

John Parker, the character in Buckaroo Banzai? Nice.

Also, remember that World Pinhole Photography Day is approaching.

Ron Anders19-Apr-23 5:14

Ron Anders

19-Apr-23 5:14

I'll take Pet Owners for 1000.

RickZeeland19-Apr-23 5:24

RickZeeland

19-Apr-23 5:24

Makes me feel like hanging out with my American friends and their pets!
$Shucks | :-\$

dandy7219-Apr-23 5:49

dandy72

19-Apr-23 5:49

There is no globally-recognized organization overseeing any of these, so anyone's free to claim any day as their own for their own pet cause.

This is the result. Past a certain point, it all becomes meaningless and nobody pays attention to any of it. And I'm okay with that.

Single Step Debugger19-Apr-23 6:24

Single Step Debugger

19-Apr-23 6:24

I observe all, but the third one.

Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

TNCaver19-Apr-23 11:10

TNCaver

19-Apr-23 11:10

It seems fitting that the day I learned about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day is also Humorous Day. Not to poke fun at anyone actually suffering from a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia...

That was a fun list, but my favorite just might be April 20th. Wink | ;)

There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas Sowell

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

WSO CCC OTD Solution: I win!

DerekT-P20-Apr-23 9:15

DerekT-P

20-Apr-23 9:15

And tomorrow is National Tea Day (at least in the UK?)

Telegraph marker posts ... nothing to do with IT
Phasmid email discussion group ... also nothing to do with IT
Beekeeping and honey site ... still nothing to do with IT

OriginalGriff19-Apr-23 1:37

OriginalGriff

19-Apr-23 1:37

Make it fit - it's in! (11)

Make it   FASHION
fit              ABLE

it's in!
FASHIONABLE

"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Re: WSO CCC OTD Solution: I win!

pkfox19-Apr-23 2:57

pkfox

19-Apr-23 2:57

I wasn't going to answer because I've done one, but, I was nowhere except I thought it would end in able - good little clue Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Re: WSO CCC OTD Solution: I win!

FreedMalloc19-Apr-23 3:57

FreedMalloc

19-Apr-23 3:57

Nice clue!

This was one of those that just seemed to leap out at me. I saw the answer about a minute after I read the clue. Unlike yesterday's which eluded me for some reason. When I looked at the solution I did a BIG face palm. So obvious - in hindsight. Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you.

🐘 Windows 11!

Sander Rossel19-Apr-23 1:31

19-Apr-23 1:31

I'm getting a new (first!) employee in two weeks.
While this is a joyous occasion, having to install his laptop is not.
First of all, I am required to sign in using a private Microsoft account, so a live or outlook email account.
Nice way to start someone else's business laptop.

So I do this, hoping (but knowing better) I can change this later.
After signing in, a user folder is created with the first five letters of your first name, so in my case "sande".
That's a default no one with a name longer than five letters would ever want, but alright.
I can probably change that too. Right? RIGHT!?

Hell no.
I can switch to a local account, but the user folder is still "sande", my OneDrive is still signed in and the profile picture is still mine.
The OneDrive and user picture are easy enough, although signing out of OneDrive still leaves personal files on the laptop.
Changing the user folder name requires some hacking and some registry editing.

Long story short, I'm currently doing a system restore and it's hanging at 62% Hmmm | :|

Best,
Sander

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Nelek19-Apr-23 1:59

Nelek

19-Apr-23 1:59

Sander Rossel wrote:
Long story short, I'm currently doing a system restore and it's hanging at 62%

Better a format and install linux and a VirtualBox with windows 10 Wink | ;)

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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charlieg22-Apr-23 16:39

charlieg

22-Apr-23 16:39

absolutely. get off the based iron

Charlie Gilley

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

Has never been more appropriate.

den2k8819-Apr-23 2:08

den2k88

19-Apr-23 2:08

I plan on using this when I will eventually install W11: Windows 11 Superlite: No Bloatware and Telemetry - YouTube[^]

Of course there is the danger of using a custom made image from the Internet so make your own judgement.

There is also the way to skip login during install: Don't give Microsoft what they want... - YouTube[^].

Hope that helps-

GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

Sander Rossel19-Apr-23 3:31

19-Apr-23 3:31

den2k88 wrote:
Don't give Microsoft what they want... - YouTube[^].

Give this guy a medal!
It worked with the oobe\bypassnro Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Also, sue Microsoft for malicious malpractices! Mad | :mad:

Best,
Sander

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den2k8819-Apr-23 4:17

den2k88

19-Apr-23 4:17

Jayz has clickbaity titles and targets people richer than me, but so far his advices have been spot-on.

GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter19-Apr-23 2:36

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

19-Apr-23 2:36

Look closely - there is an option to install without any online account! I just did it a week ago...
Look for 'sign-in options'

(but maybe it is only for the professional edition)

"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg

Sander Rossel19-Apr-23 3:33

19-Apr-23 3:33

Yeah, wasn't there.
It ultimately worked with den2k88's method.

Best,
Sander

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David Crow19-Apr-23 2:54

David Crow

19-Apr-23 2:54

Does this help?

"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

Dan Neely19-Apr-23 3:19

Dan Neely

19-Apr-23 3:19

MS has said they were going to remove the ability to do that from everything except the enterprise/education versions. If they've followed through...

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius

Sander Rossel19-Apr-23 3:33

19-Apr-23 3:33

Nope, it ultimately worked with den2k88's method (oobe\bypassnro).

Best,
Sander

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Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook)
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Re: 🐘Windows 11!

Indivara19-Apr-23 3:42

Indivara

19-Apr-23 3:42

Use Rufus to flash the installation media next time.
It has an option to remove that pointless requirement

USB installer tool removes Windows 11’s Microsoft account requirements (and more) | Ars Technica

obermd19-Apr-23 4:01

obermd

19-Apr-23 4:01

Your first comment about having to sign into a Microsoft Account is inaccurate. The way to avoid this is to tell the setup program you're joining a domain. Then, while the setup program continues to nag you for a Microsoft account, you create a local user account. This user account is a full Administrator on the machine.

Sander Rossel19-Apr-23 4:14