ferrix, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa surely this must be an accident? They'd get flayed alive by enterprises

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@ferrix

Not sure. Just reporting what I've experienced today with Windows 11 Professional.

ferrix, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa which build number? I'll see whether my lab can still spin it up the same way as usual with the January 2024 iso

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@ferrix

I'll double check in a while. There were no major feature updates waiting to install so something fairly recent.

It's was some form of OEM installation if that should make a difference 🙂🤷‍♂️

ferrix, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa I always use an xml setup file, so hopefully that will still work the same

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@ferrix

I don't reinstall Windows as often as I once did. I did have fully automated installations at one stage 🙂🤷‍♂️

ferrix, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa looks like answer file method still works whew

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@ferrix

Cool! 🙂👍

defensivecomputing, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa defense: use a ms account at first, then create a local account first thing and never use the ms account again.

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@defensivecomputing

Indeed. But their shouldn't be a requirement to use an MS account in the first place.

defensivecomputing, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa I think it was the big bad wolf that said “the better to spy on you with my dear “

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@defensivecomputing

Oh I'm fully aware of why the MS account is essentially mandatory.

Once this installed is properly configured it will be backed up and I'm going to experiment with Linux.

Not sure which distro as yet but I'm looking for one that will do basic tasks without causing major issues.

defensivecomputing, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa I have run this DNS query sniffer
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html
on Windows machines that were doing nothing. Its an easy way to see how the OS spies on users all the time, even with no one at the keyboard. Not that Apple doesn't. From these logs, I have used DNS to block lots of Microsoft websites.

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@defensivecomputing

Ah Nirsoft. Use Nir's tools all the time when backing up user data from.live systems. Gathering stored passwords in a backup is very useful 🙂

defensivecomputing, 4 months ago

@simonzerafa Mostly I have used the Networking apps from Mr. Sofer. Which software have you liked as far as backup goes?

simonzerafa, 4 months ago

@defensivecomputing

The password tools are very useful 😀

https://www.nirsoft.net/password_recovery_tools.html