Why Is It So Hard to Skip Microsoft Account Sign-In During Windows Setup?

I recently reset an old laptop running Windows 10 22H2. During setup, Windows kept insisting that I sign in with a Microsoft account before I could continue. Cortana also made an unwelcome appearance. All I wanted was a local account, because I was preparing the laptop for sale. I tried several workarounds, including nothankyou, without success. What eventually worked was creating a local user from the command prompt and restarting the computer. ...

2026-10-11 · 3 min · 576 words

Moving from pfSense to OPNsense: First Impressions

For years, pfSense CE 2.7.x was the main router for my private network. Recently, it became less reliable for me. An upgrade to 2.8 failed, so I decided to try a fresh installation from a CE image. Getting that image proved harder than I expected: I struggled to find a download path on the pfSense site and eventually used a browser script to get through the checkout flow(Becauser Idk why the drop down didn’t show up). The netgate-installer-v1.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso image I downloaded then required a network connection during installation, and each attempt failed in my environment. ...

2026-10-02 · 2 min · 393 words

Deploy Moonglade Blog System Manually on Linux Server

Beginning Hello there! Recently, I’ve been thinking about moving my blog system from WordPress/GitHub Pages to a more reliable environment. My friend Edi Wang mentioned that his Moonglade Blog System can be deployed without Azure, and I’ve been interested in his blog system for a long time. So, I decided to start my 996 deployment. Environment Setup: A server (Windows/Linux; I chose a Vultr VPS with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 for this guide) A domain with properly configured DNS pointing to your server An already set-up database(Means ctreat database,tables can be automatically creat by Moonglade) Some Tips: Sever chosening :You can opt for an Oracle ‘Always Free’ cloud instance for the Linux server, but the firewall settings can be quite complex.If u r looking for a cheap but reliable vps,try vultr with my aff.I recommend a 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM server for $5/month, which I’ve tested and found adequate for this system. Database & Domain : Moonglade supports multiple database systems (Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Please Check this link FYI). Database setup is not covered in this guide. The same applies to domain registration and DNS configuration. Why not Dockers :as my saids in title,an reliable environment. Building Soucre Code : Using the Release Version is highly recommended; avoid using the master branch. Setp to setp deployment Get code and Build project download the latest “Source code(zip)” in https://github.com/EdiWang/Moonglade/releases in a Linux/Windows environment.I strongly recommend that you start compiling from the source code. Because every time I use the version compiled by github, strange problems will occur. ...

2024-09-01 · 6 min · 1189 words