this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember explaining this to my friend's mom when she asked (and paid) me to install Windows for her. It was Windows 8 at the time, and even before that the process was dead simple with instructions for what it wanted to fill out when it was something other than pressing a single button and waiting.

Got pretty much the same response.

[–] irelephant 1 points 2 weeks ago

Was it installing windows, or just the oobe?

Because the oobe is just

  • Set a username and password
  • Do you want to buy office 365?
  • Login with a microsoft™ account™?
  • Are you sure you don't want to login with a microsoft™ account™?
  • Do you want to buy office 365?
  • Set some privacy settings and preferences
  • Last chance, office 365??