Image description: Elon Musk & X @elonmusk • 42m Just bought a new PC laptop and it won’t let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their Al access to my computer! This is messed up. There used to be an option to skip signing into or creating a Microsoft account. Are you seeing this too? This is not cool of Microsoft.

(Originally published on mastodon.social: 2024-02-25)

      • otacon239@feddit.de
        24·
        9 months ago

        When was the last time you installed Linux? I’m done with a fresh install on most popular distros in 30 minutes or less.

        • Agent641@lemmy.world
          2·
          9 months ago

          Last week, Linux mint (Green ubuntu) still can’t get the battery to detect and I dont know why. If I unplug the laptop, it turns off immediately. Battery icon shows up, shows “Charging” but stays at 0%

          Battery was working in Windows the day prior.

          HP laptop from ~2016

          • tooclose104@lemmy.ca
            2·
            9 months ago

            I work with mostly Dell laptops and see this all the time on Win10 so 2 grains of salt, but: Usually reseating the battery does the trick, if not the battery + ram + hd/SSD.