/fwt/ - Friendly Windows Thread

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>Installation for retards:
rentry.org/windows_for_retards

FAQ:
>Where can I get the ISOs?
>Where do I get Office?
>Can I change edition post-install?
Read the paste: rentry.org/fwt
>Is Optimize-Offline worth it?
No.
>Should I debloat?
Only if you understand everything that you're going to be intentionally breaking.
If something doesn't work later, you probably broke it with some debloat memescript.
>How do I activate Windows?
github.com/luzeadev/winactivate
HWID mimics OEM activation to generate a permanent legitimate license.
(Does not work on VL editions, avoid VL editions unless you enjoy having to deal with KMS breaking and Windows unactivating)
>How do I activate Office?
rentry.org/fwt#kms_vl_all-by-abbodi1406
Installs a tiny KMS server emulator on your PC for activation. Not ideal as it trips AV sometimes and deactivates, but it's the only choice for Office. Alternatively, try Open/Libre Office and set it to save as Office file formats only.

>>Which version should I get?
>Home/Pro
Comes preinstalled with bloatware apps like games, music, news, weather, etc.
>Education/Workstation/Enterprise
Comes with system apps.
>LTSC/IoT LTSC
Comes with nothing, no apps, not even MS Store
Search LTSC-Add-MicrosoftStore if you need it.
There are no compatibility differences between versions, all programs/drivers will work on all versions of Windows.

>LTSC or IoT LTSC?
LTSC meant for corporate PCs with 5 years security updates (KMS only).
IoT LTSC meant for retail/medical/etc PCs with 10 years security updates (HWID only).

>Do I even need LTSC?
W10 Home/Pro/Edu/WS/Ent editions are all EoL in 10/2025 (2027 for LTSC) whereas IoT LTSC will be supported until 2032.

>Is Windows 11 good?
>Should I upgrade?
Not yet.

>B-b-b-but muh Windows 7!
OpenShell or StartIsBack

Previous thread:

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Other urls found in this thread:

portapps.io/app/ungoogled-chromium-portable/
twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

>using the OS that glows brighter than all the rest

This is consoomer masochism.

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I just wanna play video games and have them work as intended, ok?

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I can forgive this because we share a love of horned waifus. Monster girl animes are the best trend of the last decade.

If you want Windows games though, why not just buy whatever the latest Xbox is? That way you can keep Microsoft out of your files and personal info.

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>gaming on a console
>suggesting that while being on Any Forums

All that cooming has muddled your brain.

nakadashi shamiko

Playing games on a computer is generally a waste of a computer. Also a Nintendo is a lot less likely to spy on you than a glowie OS machine.

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>keep your info away from microsoft
>use an xbox
hmm...

>>i want beef
>>here's some artificial soi protien chickpea ground imitation beef
>>I WANT REAL BEEF
>>JUST EAT THE SOI PROTIEN
it's cocksucking faggot niggers like you that make people hate linux and become vocal linux haters by trying to fucking force it on everyone around you
you fucking zealot evangelists are the cancer of the linux community and 99% of the reason we get shat on all the time
fuck off and just leave people alone instead of being a fucking autist
i use linux does that make me special? no and i dont care if everyone i know doesnt use it
you use linux does that make you special? you sure seem to think so and cant shut the fuck up about it
i wouldn't be surprised if you were a literal tranny since you cum guzzling nigger parasites behave exactly like them
YOU ARE THE VEGANS OF THE TECH WORLD
FUCK OFF AND 41% YOURSELF TRANNY

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You're going to be feeding less personal info through a games console than a computer. You probably don't stream porn or engage in electronic banking on your console.

You're advocating using an OS everyone knows glows. All I did was ask why you're using a glowie OS on purpose. Your post is pure projection, but it gave me a giggle so here's your (you).

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B A S E D

i don't advocate using any OS you projecting troon
i use whatever i need be it linux windows or mac and keep to myself instead of sperging out like you and losing your shit every time you see someone use something you don't like
fuck off and kill yourself you fucking vegan loser

The only person sperging in this thread is you.

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>it's the /fwt/ vegan troll again
that's your new name now
seethe some more
based

>From the previous /FWT/ thread...
>im sorry, i can't install anything that requires me to be connected to the internet in order to install. the computer freeze when i connect to the nternet. so no online installers..
>i can download stand alone insttallers and transfer them via disk on key but online installers are beyond my ability.

Let me explain how portable software works. The portable software installer is not like a regular software installation program. It only downloads the software (possibly) and uncompresses it to the installation folder you select and then configures a special executable file that is designed to run the software from the installation folder. You only need to run the installation once to configure the portable launching program. After that you can copy the folder to another computer and it should run on any other computer you copy it to, as long as you keep the same installation folder name.

So, you can run the portable software installation program on your other computer (assuming it as also running a version of Windows) and then copy the folder to your offline computer. It should work on your offline computer then.

>From the previous /FWT/ thread...
>Since I can't compile it myself and /psg/ is dead: which build is the recommended one for Ungoogled Chromium? The ones from the "official" binaries site are kinda old compared to 3rd party ones on Woolyss.

I use portable Ungoogled Chromium.
portapps.io/app/ungoogled-chromium-portable/

based beyond belief

Why would you care to ungoogle your browser if you aren't going to unmicrosoft your OS? You've already demonstrated you don't care about privacy or security by using glowie OS.

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Yeah, I'm thinking based.

I'm using Windows 7 Enterprise with telemetry removed.

Why do you care what OS others use?

>and /psg/ is dead
feelsbadman
just ignore the vegan loser

>just ignore the vegan loser
this, he's just desperate for attention because his mommy never gave him any
ignore him and he'll just seethe even harder

I'm just interested in the doublethink of shunning one big tech spyware company while embracing another uncritically.

I'm not vegan though?

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