Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, had decreed: No internet, no desktop.
The installer shuddered. No Microsoft account nag. No "Sign in with your Outlook." No two-factor authentication circus. No "We'll email you a code… oh wait, you have no internet, peasant." install win 11 without internet
He set the time zone manually. He disabled every "enhanced privacy" slider that assumed he was a product. He named his user folder Leo — not the first five letters of his email address. Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, had decreed: No
He pressed .
"Who's going to use this PC?"