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minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years agoI cannot even download Windows 11 ISO on my network, I am (my ISP is) blocked by Microsoft. So, problem solved, it’s just red USB.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoMicrosoft blocks people from downloading stuff all the time for unknowable reasons. You have to either reset your IP or go through customer support to fix it. I did the latter and they did not tell me why I was blocked in the first place.
minus-squareareyouevenreal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI’ve heard of being blocked from a specific service like Xbox Live but never the whole of Microsoft. How would people get Windows updates? It’s crazy.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s not all of Microsoft, you just can’t download ISOs from their website.
I cannot even download Windows 11 ISO on my network, I am (my ISP is) blocked by Microsoft. So, problem solved, it’s just red USB.
How did that happen?
Microsoft blocks people from downloading stuff all the time for unknowable reasons. You have to either reset your IP or go through customer support to fix it. I did the latter and they did not tell me why I was blocked in the first place.
I’ve heard of being blocked from a specific service like Xbox Live but never the whole of Microsoft. How would people get Windows updates? It’s crazy.
It’s not all of Microsoft, you just can’t download ISOs from their website.
Fair enough