nix/incineroar.brenise.dev/notes/installing-windows.md

Dual booting Windows 11

• Before the install drop files onto the flash drive
  • autologin.reg

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
    "DefaultUserName"="pleb"
    "DefaultPassword"="PASSWORD_HERE"
    "AutoAdminLogon"="1"
    

  • setup ssh

    Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
    Start-Service sshd
    Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'
    Get-Service -Name sshd | Select-Object -Property Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType
    
    

  • ssh network access
    • The default firewall policy is the in "private" group
    • Settings > Network & internet > select Private Network
  • ssh access

    scp ~/.ssh/ansible_timburr_keys winroar:/ProgramData/ssh/administrators_authorized_keys
    ssh winroar
    powershell
    Get-Content -Path $env:ProgramData\ssh\administrators_authorized_keys
    icacls.exe ""$env:ProgramData\ssh\administrators_authorized_keys"" /inheritance:r /grant ""Administrators:F"" /grant ""SYSTEM:F""
    

• Once it asks you to connect to a network (which it does even if you're on one)
• avoid creating a microsoft account
  • unplug the network
  • When you reach the network connection screen, press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt.
  • Type oobe\bypassnro and press Enter.
  • The system will restart, and you should be able to create a local account without a network connection
• It forces you to enter security questions
• After hitting next its safe to restore the network (although the NIC driver is missing anyway, until updates get installed)
• First install steps to get out of Windows
  • connect to 2GHz wifi because win11 installer doesn't have the NIC driver for #incineroar and out-of-box wireless driver can't negotiate with the 5GHz network
  • Install sunshine winget install lizardbyte.sunshine
  • open edge using incognito mode and go to sunshine: localhost:47990
  • set sunshine credentials and then pair it to moonlight on litten
  • go to taskbar settings and disable everything
• Setup autologin
  • Run netplwiz
• The machine can now be operated headlessly, continue setup from a more comfortable Linux environment

Windows Scripts

A script to minimize dark patterns can be copied via the following copypasta:

scp -r ~/ops/brenise.dev/nix/incineroar.brenise.dev/windows-scripts winroar:Documents/