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 ===== Windows Hacks =====
+==== Best Practices ====
+  * Don't keep your important files on local storage devices. Use a NAS!
+  * Backup often & keep a copy offsite
+  * Use portable programs when possible
+==Recommended Portable Applications==
+  * [[https://www.7zip.com/|7-Zip]] for compression. Use .zip format, compression method BZip2 (uses all CPU cores)
+  * [[https://www.audacityteam.org/|Audacity]] for recording audio.
+  * [[https://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/|Convert]]
+  * [[https://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]] for editing images.
+  * MQTT Explorer
+  * NTP Monitor
+  * Space Sniffer
+  * VLC Player
+  * PuTTY / WinSCP
 ==== Batch Files ====
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 Disable the blurry background during login
   REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" /v DisableAcrylicBackgroundOnLogon /t REG_DWORD /d 00000001 /f
+==== Install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account ====
+On the install screen where you pick the country, press shift-F10 to open the command prompt.
+  >net user USERNAME * /add
+  >net localgroup administrators USERNAME /add
+  >net user USERNAME /active:yes
+  >net user USERNAME /expires:never
+  >net user Administrator /active:no
+  >net user defaultUser0 /delete
+  >net user
+  >regedit
+  Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE
+  Delete keys DefaultAccountAction, DefaultAccountSAMName, DefaultAccountSID
+  Change LaunchUserOOBE to SkipMachineOOBE
+  >shutdown /r /t 0
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