Thanks! Also useful for an old win10 machine I have, and probably shouldn't be using anymore, that no longer responds to clicking the start menu button...

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catlikesshrimp 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Don't throw it away. Install windows 8, and the last offline version of office you can find. It makes for a great distraction free workstation and a monitor for your android (scrcpy).

Or, you can install and reinstall linux distros and learn the ropes.

You should be fine as long as you use a proper firewall device and access only manually withelisted websites, but it is always better to keep it offline. That said, it can become your next firewall device.

	▲	hydrogen7800 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I built it circa 2012 or 2013 and still have the physical win8 disc. I considered futzing with linux on it. The extent of my linux experience is via SSH to a raspberry pi kludging some docker containers for this and that. SSH/linux terminal feels like fumbling in a dark room flipping random switches until something works. >scrcpy I also have a pixel 5a whose screen doesn't work, but I think functions otherwise. Would this allow me to interface with it?
	▲	UncleSlacky an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Or just install Win10 IoT LTSC, which is supported until 2032.