Hackernews posts about Windows 11

Windows 11 is a version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that was released in 2021, characterized by its modern design and forced adoption of the Edge web browser.

1. Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account (infosec.exchange)
   263 points by tech234a 2 days ago | 280 comments
2. Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)
   192 points by nickthegreek 2 days ago | 181 comments
3. New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft sign-in even more mandatory (arstechnica.com)
   72 points by Brajeshwar 1 day ago | 46 comments
4. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build (blogs.windows.com)
   46 points by taubek 28 days ago | 231 comments
5. Windows 11: Removing bypassnro Script to Enhance Security and User Experience (blogs.windows.com)
   26 points by stefankuehnel 1 day ago | 22 comments
6. Windows 11 updates are accidentally getting rid of Copilot (arstechnica.com)
   11 points by lentoutcry 12 days ago | 7 comments
7. Microsoft forces Windows 11 to use a Microsoft Account – removes bypassnro (www.windowscentral.com)
   10 points by josephcsible 2 days ago | 8 comments
8. Windows 11 Arm VMs on a Raspberry Pi, with BVM (www.jeffgeerling.com)
   7 points by rbanffy 30 days ago | 2 comments
9. Improved bypass for Windows 11 OOBE: 1. Shift-F10 2. start ms-cxh:localonly (twitter.com)
   4 points by josephcsible about 19 hours ago | 1 comments
10. Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11 (schneegans.de)
    4 points by nixass 1 day ago | discuss
11. Windows 11 Roadmap (www.microsoft.com)
    3 points by pentagrama 2 days ago | 4 comments
12. Microsoft accidentally wipes out Copilot in latest Windows 11 update (www.theverge.com)
    3 points by nickthegreek 13 days ago | 4 comments
13. Windows Notepad to get AI text summarization in Windows 11 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
    3 points by heresie-dabord 16 days ago | 2 comments
14. GrapheneOS, Android Terminal: "at least one more desktop Linux" OS, Windows 11 (grapheneos.social)
    3 points by sipofwater 19 days ago | 1 comments
15. Windows 11 Taskbar height and icon size (windhawk.net)
    2 points by richardboegli 19 days ago | 2 comments
16. Microsoft patches patch that broke USB printing in Windows 11 (www.theregister.com)
    2 points by Brajeshwar 1 day ago | discuss
17. Windows 11 could explain why your PC needs more RAM and a better GPU (www.neowin.net)
    2 points by 01-_- 12 days ago | discuss
18. Icrosoft Adds JPEG XL Support in Windows 11 (www.smashingapps.com)
    2 points by ksec 15 days ago | discuss
19. Windows Administrator Protection in Windows 11 (www.2brightsparks.com)
    2 points by speckx 18 days ago | discuss
20. Printers start speaking in tongues after Windows 11 update (www.theregister.com)
    2 points by LinuxBender 18 days ago | discuss
21. Windows 11 adoption picking up speed, but older sibling still ahead (www.theregister.com)
    2 points by rntn 27 days ago | discuss
22. BVM – User friendly, high performance Windows 11 VM on ARM Linux (github.com)
    2 points by geerlingguy 28 days ago | discuss
23. Flyby11 (FlybyScript) Windows 11 for All – No Specs, No Problem (github.com)
    1 points by wertyk 29 days ago | discuss
24. Show HN: ClipboardShield – A Clipboard Firewall for Windows (FOSS) (github.com)
    6 points by wslh 12 days ago | discuss
25. MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway (Jan'24) (www.tomshardware.com)
    45 points by wojtczyk 1 day ago | 13 comments
26. Revisiting Windows 1.0: how Microsoft's first desktop gracefully failed (www.theverge.com)
    3 points by Tomte 18 days ago | discuss
27. How different Windows ABIs choose how to pass 32-bit values in 64-bit registers (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    2 points by HeliumHydride 6 days ago | discuss
28. Windows Server 2025 Will Be Generally Available in GitHub Actions from April (github.com)
    2 points by keepamovin 13 days ago | discuss
29. File C-Corp taxes for a new startup using TurboTax Business Desktop on Mac?
    4 points by ilyabez 12 days ago | 1 comments
30. Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English (twitter.com)
    827 points by TonyTrapp almost 2 years ago | 469 comments
31. Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users (www.ctrl.blog)
    744 points by extr0pian over 1 year ago | 449 comments
32. Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials (www-heise-de.translate.goog)
    666 points by Fischgericht over 1 year ago | 274 comments
33. Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11 (arstechnica.com)
    633 points by redbell 9 months ago | 371 comments
34. The Windows 11 Trash Party (birchtree.me)
    597 points by Amorymeltzer almost 2 years ago | 511 comments
35. Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start Menu (www.theregister.com)
    454 points by LinuxBender almost 2 years ago | 629 comments
36. Windows 11 system components use the default browser to open links in Europe (blogs.windows.com)
    427 points by pjerem over 1 year ago | 353 comments
37. Microsoft exec says Windows 11 kernel will soon be booting with Rust inside (www.neowin.net)
    407 points by itvision almost 2 years ago | 222 comments
38. Windows 11 in Svelte (github.com)
    365 points by jaden almost 2 years ago | 204 comments
39. Ubuntu squeezes more performance than Windows 11 on new AMD Zen 4 Threadripper (www.phoronix.com)
    351 points by marcodiego over 1 year ago | 388 comments
40. Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission (www.neowin.net)
    330 points by josephcsible 9 months ago | 381 comments
41. Windows 11 will happily execute a binary compiled 30 years ago (twitter.com)
    318 points by mikkohypponen over 1 year ago | 408 comments
42. De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon (arstechnica.com)
    316 points by thunderbong over 1 year ago | 340 comments
43. Dumping Memory to Bypass BitLocker on Windows 11 (noinitrd.github.io)
    310 points by supermatou 3 months ago | 176 comments
44. First Rust code in the Windows 11 kernel (www.thurrott.com)
    206 points by wojtczyk almost 2 years ago | 165 comments
45. Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts (www.pcworld.com)
    205 points by robtherobber 10 months ago | 259 comments
46. Microsoft deletes official Windows 11 CPU/TPM bypass for unsupported PCs (www.neowin.net)
    200 points by doener about 2 months ago | 272 comments
47. Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from Windows 11 guide (www.tomshardware.com)
    199 points by belter 9 months ago | 290 comments
48. Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)
    199 points by ashton314 12 months ago | 192 comments
49. Netboot Windows 11 with iSCSI and iPXE (terinstock.com)
    194 points by terinjokes about 1 month ago | 55 comments
50. Microsoft is slowly rolling out ads in the Windows 11 start menu (gizmodo.com)
    180 points by ourmandave almost 2 years ago | 203 comments
51. Lumia WOA Project – Windows 10 or Windows 11 Desktop OS for Lumia 950/XL (woa-project.github.io)
    174 points by Lammy over 1 year ago | 24 comments
52. Windows 11 adding native support for winRAR, 7zip, tar, and gzip (www.theverge.com)
    160 points by graypegg almost 2 years ago | 89 comments
53. Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete (www.theregister.com)
    151 points by LinuxBender 6 months ago | 195 comments
54. Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formats (www.techspot.com)
    150 points by cainxinth over 1 year ago | 102 comments
55. Windows 11's default mail client will show ads starting 2024 (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
    148 points by Farbklex over 1 year ago | 155 comments
56. Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never combine app icons (www.theverge.com)
    147 points by t0bia_s almost 2 years ago | 164 comments
57. Microsoft blocks even more customization apps in Windows 11 version 24H2 (www.neowin.net)
    143 points by josephcsible 12 months ago | 162 comments
58. Windows 11 collects an awful lot of telemetry about your PC (www.extremetech.com)
    141 points by belter over 1 year ago | 144 comments
59. Bringing the power of AI to Windows 11 (blogs.windows.com)
    137 points by makepanic almost 2 years ago | 115 comments