Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago

during Windows 11 installs

This requirement is unacceptable.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 1 year ago

Now, how long until they figure out having a completely functional desktop while it installs?

[-] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

You’ll have in-app purchases during the installation and you’ll be happy.

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

If only somebody could figure out how to do that. They could call it a "Live CD" or "Live USB" environment which people could utilize during the install...

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 3 points 1 year ago

I was going to say pinball like on windows xp

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Distraction is next to godlessness

[-] 3h5Hne7t1K@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How about telling the user what is going on?

[-] Ravi@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Nice, last time the actual installation was finished in about 1.5mins. Guess I wont play it at all.

[-] totallynotfbi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That would be cool, if we still installed Windows from CDs and DVDs. But last time I installed Windows 10, it took 2-3 minutes to finish (excluding the OOBE prompts), so it's not very helpful...

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