Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows 11

New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement (bleepingcomputer.com)
A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts.
Windows 11, Microsoft Account, Security, Operating Systems, Technical Tips
34 points by throw7 13 hours ago | 33 comments
Microsoft redesigns BSOD, drops QR code, frowning face, blue colour (windowslatest.com)
Microsoft is killing off the Blue Screen of Death… and replacing it with Black Screen of Death. It’s also dropping the frowning face for some reason, and I am not sure I like it because the updated screen doesn’t have enough information. Let me show how it’s changing in newer builds of Windows 11 24H2 and what it means for the IT admins.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Operating Systems, User Interface, Technology
20 points by vo2maxer 3 days ago | 4 comments
Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11 (schneegans.de)
Windows 10, Windows 11, Automation, Configuration, Operating Systems
216 points by nixass 5 days ago | 75 comments
New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft sign-in even more mandatory (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft released a new Windows Insider build of Windows 11 to its experimental Dev Channel today, with a fairly extensive batch of new features and tweaks.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Security
74 points by Brajeshwar 5 days ago | 47 comments
Windows 11: Removing bypassnro Script to Enhance Security and User Experience (windows.com)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5516 (KB5054687) to the Dev Channel.
Windows 11, Security, Software Updates, Operating Systems
26 points by stefankuehnel 6 days ago | 24 comments
Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account (infosec.exchange)
Windows 11, Security, Microsoft Account, Operating Systems
265 points by tech234a 6 days ago | 282 comments
Microsoft forces Windows 11 to use a Microsoft Account – removes bypassnro (windowscentral.com)
Microsoft, Windows 11, Operating Systems, Security
10 points by josephcsible 6 days ago | 8 comments
Windows 11 updates are accidentally getting rid of Copilot (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft's Windows updates over the last couple of years have mostly been focused on adding generative AI features to the operating system, including multiple versions of the Copilot assistant.
Windows 11, Microsoft, Generative AI, Copilot, Software Updates
11 points by lentoutcry 16 days ago | 7 comments
Windows 11 Arm VMs on a Raspberry Pi, with BVM (jeffgeerling.com)
With the release of a Windows 11 for Arm ISO, it's easier than ever to get an officially-supported install of Windows on many different Arm PCs—now including a Raspberry Pi.
Windows 11, Raspberry Pi, Arm, Virtual Machines
7 points by rbanffy 34 days ago | 2 comments
Netboot Windows 11 with iSCSI and iPXE (terinstock.com)
I primarily run Linux, for work and for gaming. Unfortunately, some competitive games refuse to work on Linux or in virtual machines. This post explores installing and booting Windows 11 on physical hardware with a disk exported from a NAS.
Windows 11, iSCSI, iPXE, NAS, Gaming
194 points by terinjokes 35 days ago | 55 comments
Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list (theregister.com)
Microsoft has published the list of CPUs supported by Windows 11 24H2 – which confirms to OEMs that if they were hoping to raid stocks of pre-11th-generation Intel CPUs, they're out of luck.
Windows 11, Hardware, Microsoft, Technology, Operating Systems
4 points by XzetaU8 38 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list (theregister.com)
Microsoft has published the list of CPUs supported by Windows 11 24H2 – which confirms to OEMs that if they were hoping to raid stocks of pre-11th-generation Intel CPUs, they're out of luck.
Windows 11, Hardware, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Compatibility
7 points by raybb 38 days ago | 2 comments
Things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge (arstechnica.com)
If you start using Windows 11 this year, you'll want to know how to clean it up.
Windows 11, Operating Systems, Software, Optimization, Cleaning
32 points by mastazi 43 days ago | 18 comments
Microsoft removes Windows11 24H2 official support on 8th 9th 10th Gen Intel CPUs (neowin.net)
Neowin noticed that Microsoft has finally published the official support list for Windows 11 24H2 and it has, at long last, added many pending AMD chips, though several ones are still missing.
Windows 11, Software Updates, Hardware Support, Intel CPUs, Microsoft
13 points by kirenida 47 days ago | 11 comments
Microsoft cracking down people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware (xda-developers.com)
Microsoft, Windows 11, Hardware, Software Updates
54 points by belter 58 days ago | 95 comments
Windows 11 turns the tide against Windows 10 (theregister.com)
Microsoft appears to be starting the year with a rebound in Windows 11 adoption as the latest figures show the operating system reversing its recent months' long declines.
Operating Systems, Microsoft, Windows 11, Windows 10
10 points by LorenDB 61 days ago | 48 comments
Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users (theregister.com)
Microsoft has begun distributing Windows 11 24H2 to user devices as the company enters the next stage of the operating system's rollout.
Microsoft, Windows 11, Operating Systems, Software Updates
40 points by LinuxBender 72 days ago | 46 comments
A New Year's surprise from Microsoft: Scanners stop working (theregister.com)
Windows 11 24H2 is still causing problems with multifunction devices despite Microsoft marking an issue with the eSCL scan protocol as resolved.
Windows 11, Software, Bugs, Technology, Microsoft
4 points by jnord 90 days ago | 0 comments
Windows 11 context menu edit enabler and configurator (github.com/osmanonurkoc)
This program enables the "Edit" option in the right-click context menu for specific file extensions in Windows 11 and allows users to configure the default program for editing those files by modifying the Windows Registry.
Windows 11, Programming, Software, Registry, File Management
3 points by thunderbong 113 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft Now allowing Windows 11 on unsupported Hardware (pcworld.com)
Despite years of warning, it's now officially possible to install Windows 11 on PCs that don't meet requirements.
Windows 11, Operating Systems, Microsoft, Software Updates, Hardware
24 points by sirjaz 115 days ago | 12 comments
Microsoft: Tough Hardware Requirements for Windows 11 Are 'Non-Negotiable' (pcmag.com)
With the end of Windows 10 support looming, Microsoft reiterates that the TPM 2.0 hardware requirement 'is not just a recommendation—it’s a necessity' for security.
Windows 11, Hardware Requirements, Security, Operating Systems
9 points by leotravis10 120 days ago | 7 comments
Win10 users treated to more full-screen ads for Windows 11 (theregister.com)
Microsoft is encouraging Windows 10 users to move to Windows 11 with more full-screen ads in the doomed operating system that urge users to buy a new Windows 11 PC.
Operating Systems, Microsoft, Windows 11, Advertising
4 points by speckx 133 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft tries to convince Windows 10 users with full-screen prompts (theverge.com)
Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October, 2025.
Windows 10, Windows 11, Operating Systems, Microsoft, Software
10 points by belter 133 days ago | 8 comments
Microsoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users (arstechnica.com)
Windows 10's free, guaranteed security updates stop in October 2025, less than a year from now. Windows 10 users with supported PCs have been offered the Windows 11 upgrade plenty of times before. But now Microsoft is apparently making a fresh push to get users to upgrade, sending them full-screen reminders recommending they buy new computers.
Microsoft, Windows 10, Windows 11, Advertising, Upgrade
27 points by WarOnPrivacy 133 days ago | 17 comments
Clues to Windows Intelligence found in Windows 11 builds (theregister.com)
Microsoft seems set to rebrand the AI-powered features in Windows to "Windows Intelligence" even if some of the more controversial elements, such as Recall, are to remain as they are.
Microsoft, Windows 11, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems
4 points by athousandsteps 141 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft wants $30 if you want to delay Windows 11 switch (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 home users can delay the switch to Windows 11 for one more year if they're willing to pay $30 for Extended Security Updates (ESU).
Microsoft, Windows 11, Operating Systems, Software Updates, Pricing
8 points by ziddoap 154 days ago | 10 comments
What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on "unsupported" PCs (arstechnica.com)
When your old PC goes over the Windows 10 update cliff, can Windows 11 save it?
Windows 11, Operating Systems, Hardware, Upgrading, Personal Experience
13 points by isaacfrond 161 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft asking us to buy new Windows 11 PCs is wasteful (xda-developers.com)
Microsoft, Windows 11, Consumer Tech, Technology, Opinion
54 points by josephcsible 165 days ago | 65 comments
Microsoft is basically discontinuing Windows. What will happen, then? (azhdarchid.com)
So the end of life for Windows 10 looms ahead of us, which is a problem because Windows 11 has two fundamental problems, as it currently stands:
Microsoft, Operating Systems, Windows 10, Windows 11
43 points by MrVandemar 166 days ago | 44 comments
Rufus 4.6 bypasses Windows 11 24H2 compatibility checks automatically (ghacks.net)
The latest beta version of the open source app Rufus supports additional means to bypass compatibility checks during the installation of Windows 11 24H2.
Windows 11, Open Source, Software, Operating Systems
5 points by speckx 175 days ago | 0 comments