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Last night I attempted to install Windows 11 on a new laptop, released 2022. The installer doesn't allow you to continue without connecting to the Internet first, and Windows doesn't have the right WiFi drivers built in.

I'm lazy, so I installed Fedora instead

I know this isn't precisely related, but these anti-patterns add up. It does not feel good to be a Microsoft customer.

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I ran windows update last night on a modern laptop and now it just blue screens instead of starting.

I will probably just install fedora on it too. I seem to have nothing but unwanted surprises on windows.

That's the main reason that made me switch to Linux. A Windows 10 update caused bluescreens on boot and reinstalling didn't help because the official installation image already included the faulty update. After months of bugs and annoyances and then that I had enough of spending a weekend on fixing the system.

This is an exceptional blocker with newer laptops that lack RJ45. Linux is the only way.

There's a bypass, but it's not officially documented fwict. Some tech news outlets have reported on it, though. Here's a Microsoft answers post documenting it:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/set-up...

You can skip it. Shift+F10 and type oobe\bypassnro

Didn't clicking "join a domain" work? It let's you create an account without any fuss

How long until they scrap on-premises AD and try to force companies to use Azure?

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