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Microsoft now lets you play a game during Windows 11 installs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by celmit@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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 (2 children)

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 (1 children)

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

[–] 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...

[–] 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.