2024-08-11
Speedrunning a Windows Installation
This is the instructions and links to get a copy of windows installed quickly.
Tools
We'll need a couple things before we can start.
Rufus
Download rufus to burn the ISO onto the usb:
Get the portable version so we don't have to install rufus directly.
Windows
Get a copy of Windows from massgrave:
Burning
Once you have rufus and the windows iso, we can then use rufus to do the burning. The great thing is rufus can disable the various windows 11 requirements and also create a user account and skip the privacy questions. This makes it so that all we need to do is plug in the usb and start the installation of windows.
Click start and the windows questions will appear in rufus.
Office
You also want to install Office as we can activate both windows and office at the same time.
https://gravesoft.dev/office_c2r_links
Download O365ProPlus and install it.
Activation
To activate windows, open powershell as admin and do the following:
irm https://get.activated.win | iex
Follow the on screen menu options to unlock Windows and Office permanently.