Microsoft has been making it tougher and tougher to perform a clean install of Windows without a Microsoft account. And it’s about to get even harder. Windows 11 22H2, which is set to roll out later this year, removes the option to set up a device using just a local account (that’s not tied to […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11 Pro will require Microsoft accounts, using Chrome OS Flex to keep old Chromebooks alive
4 Comments on Lilbits: Windows 11 Pro will require Microsoft accounts, using Chrome OS Flex to keep old Chromebooks aliveThis week Google released an early access version of Chrome OS Flex, which is basically software that lets you turn nearly any PC into a Chromebook. Officially Google maintains a list of supported computers, but unofficially you can install Chrome OS Flex on just about any computer… including, it turns out, old Chromebooks. That could […]
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Lilbits: Sideloading Android apps on Windows 11, video editing on Android and Chrome OS
Comments Off on Lilbits: Sideloading Android apps on Windows 11, video editing on Android and Chrome OSThe Windows Subsystem for Android allows you to install and run Android apps on a Windows 11 PC. So far it’s only available to members of the Windows Insider Preview program, and officially Microsoft only supports installing about 50 apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore right now (although more apps will become available over time). […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11 gets a Black Screen of Death (BSOD), requires Microsoft account for setup (unless you pay for Win11 Pro)
8 Comments on Lilbits: Windows 11 gets a Black Screen of Death (BSOD), requires Microsoft account for setup (unless you pay for Win11 Pro)The next major version of Windows has an updated user interface with improvements for multitasking and touchscreen devices, support for running Android apps, and an updated Microsoft Store, among other things. But Windows 11 is also going to have another very important change: the Blue Screen of Death that occurs when the system crashes is […]