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That won't work. Windows won't let you finish the installation process unless you connect to the internet so you can't get the PC to a point where you could ins

That won't work. Windows won't let you finish the installation process unless you connect to the internet so you can't get the PC to a point where you could install the drivers.

blagie 9mo ago
Really? When did this come up? I know tons of people who run Windows unactivated. The key difference is there's a watermark. Otherwise, it seems to work fine.
- jasomill 9mo ago
  Personalization options like wallpaper and color settings are disabled until activation, though I'm sure there are workarounds.
  - fylo 9mo ago
    Unless they have fixed it you used to be able to change stuff really quickly after install before it locked it down due to activation.
- InsideOutSanta 9mo ago
  The problem is not activation, it's the login requirement.
jasomill 9mo ago
The official solution[1] is to slipstream network drivers onto the Windows image before installation. The official solution for non-technical users is to buy a PC with Windows preinstalled. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/add-and-remove-drivers-to-an-offline-windows-image https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu...
- user2722 9mo ago
  No need to slipstream. Just copy the drivers to install media (hopefully a writable media such as an USB pen) Latest Windows 11 has an option to select the folder with the drivers of it can't detect a WiFi device and there is no ethernet card. That being said, I installed Windows 10 on Framework 12 by mistake and SHIFT+F10, "explorer", right-click on INF and "Install" also worked. But on latest Windows 11 installer such witchery is not needed.