diff --git a/docs/os/windows/windows-vm41.md b/docs/os/windows/windows-vm41.md index e871715..aaf3448 100644 --- a/docs/os/windows/windows-vm41.md +++ b/docs/os/windows/windows-vm41.md @@ -169,7 +169,15 @@ qvm-start --cdrom=untrusted:/home/user/windows_install.iso WindowsNew - In the setup window, hit the left arrow in the left upper corner. You will then return into the setup, which will continue normally and install Windows 11 without TPM 2.0. :warning: **Caution:** This temporary patch may cease to work if it so pleases Microsoft some time. - + + The installation of Windows 11 may require an internet connection to grab a Microsoft ID. This is currently true only for the home addition, but will probably extend to the Pro edition, too. A workaround to bypass the internet connection requirements of the Windows 11 setup has been published that currently works but may be blocked some time in the future by Microsoft: + + - When you reach the “Let’s Connect You To A Network” page, type Shift-F10 to open a console window. + - Here you type `taskmgr` to start the Task Manager window so you can see all running processes. + - Expand the Task Manager by clicking the “More Details” button, and then find “Network Connection Flow.” + - Select this process and then hit the “End Task” button. + - Now you can close these newly opened windows and return to the Windows 11 setup, where you will enter local account information. + - The Windows license may be read from flash via root in dom0: `strings < /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM`