The latest feature of Windows (at least in Greece) requires you to wait for 30 mins before you boot in for the first time. XD

what if you didn't even want to, but god still says so

No way to skip it.
- never shut down

That's just a hint / it cycling through things you can do with windows. It shows those while its updating
It is Microsoftpenis we're talking about here.

I did a fresh install of 11 recently and it took heckin forever after restrating like twice and doing lots of "setup"

It was a great processor and on a decent ssd, so i do think they've just increased how long the setup takes

Oldest developer trick in the book. Program in a bunch of useless delays everywhere. On the next few updates, slowly remove them and say you are "improving" the system.
Just use windows 10 in a vm
If our planning is anything to go by: easily half an hour longer than 10, if you do a manual install.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linux/install

Only want to run Linux as your primary operating system? If you are good with a slightly more complicated install process and don't need access to Windows tools (like Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc), you can run Linux on bare metal to access the full potential of your hardware without any overhead from virtualization or emulation.

They know they cannot stop those determined. So they worded some parts to try to make it sound like "it will inconvenience you and Linux is hard" so that people are like "Ok, I will not do it if it is hard".

Funny, but did you manage to install it on a way too old pc or are you using hdd as System drive?

Because it just seems to install as normal, but slowly.

I mean Linux may take the same time if you install sth like popos which ads a lot of "bloat"

This is on an M.2 with a i7-10870H and a 3080M. I installed Windows some days ago on my main Desktop and didn't have to deal with any of that. It must be a new "feature".
- Well then I wonder what the fuck Windows is doing? Running crypto miners?
When I had to reinstall Windows 11 on a laptop at work with an 11th Gen i7 it took a good 30+ minutes of it faffing about between finishing the setup wizard and reaching the deskfop and when I to installed PopOS on a much older laptop with a 6th Gen i7 it took less than 5 minutes to perform the install
Pop took like 5 min on my old crappy m.2
- There’s no such thing as an old crappy m.2. That format is way too new to be called old and crappy. Ide hdds are old and crappy, some sata are old and crappy, m.2 is not even old and certainly not crappy

The last 30 minutes of peace until chaos and disorder.

Installing Debian took like 5 mins, doing all the configuration and stuff.

Isn't that just updating from the internet? What if you disconnect it?

I think if you've connected to the net while installing you're done for. XD
- You can bypass the network and MS account requirement using a registry entry. Thankfully, they included a handy script that will do it for you, located at C:\Windows\System32\OOBE\bypassnro.bat. The easiest way to run it is
  Press Shift+F10 during the OOBE. This should bring up Command Prompt.
  Type oobe\bypassnro (no spaces, case insensitive).
  The computer should now restart.
  Unplug any network cables.
  When prompted to connect to a network, you will now see “Not now”. Click it and proceed.
  Bonus tips:
  When creating a local account, use a short name without spaces, ideally one that won’t doxx you if leaked. I use cnc. You can change the displayed name (but not Users folder name) later. Read more about this in the last paragraph.
  Once you’re on the desktop, copy winutil-main.zip you get from this GitHub repo’s ZIP download onto your new PC. You can now eject and use your installation/recovery flash drive to transfer the file, it won’t interfere with its functionality. Follow instructions on the repo’s page for running it.
  Uninstall bloat like Spotify; disable telemetry, Microsoft Edge etc. using Winutil’s GUI while you're still offline.
  Only now connect the network cable or Wi-Fi.
  Use Winutil to quickly install some handy programs like a web browser, Classic Shell, VS Codium, Notepad++, Git, Krita, GIMP, Steam etc. (your choice) from official repos.
  Use Explorer Patcher to restore Explorer’s (mainly taskbar) functionality that got removed after 8.1 (clicked clock shows seconds, semitransparent non-blurring taskbar that can be enabled in Classic Shell).
  Bonus trick for installation, which comes in handy before you start OOBE: Unlike Linux, when asked to select partition to install to, you cannot repartition your disk in the GUI. But you can do that from another OS, or even right there: press Shift+F10 to bring up Command Prompt, run diskpart and follow guides online on how to use it. What you want is the following partitions:
  At least 120 GiB (122882 “MB”) for Windows (C:, NTFS), more if you want to install modern games, on an SSD
  A big round number of GiB for storage (to convert to “MB” (actually MiB), multiply by 1024 and add 2 to avoid Explorer showing an unsatisfying number like 499.99 “GB”) (D:, NTFS) next to the system partition or to an HDD
  At least 50 GiB (51202 “MiB”) for installing Linux to later (don’t format), on an SSD
  Maybe a backup partition on the HDD?
  You can change your username later but not paths like C:\Users\cnc\AppData\Local\Temp, spaces in which cause headaches. Also, move Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos to D: (look up how to do that).
  This is about how I go about doing a somewhat clean, safe install of Windows 11. No sus binaries involved. Yes, Linux is better and you should install it on its partition right away; then you can symlink your home folders to D:.

Ayyy, another Greek, hello there!😄

Heeeey! :)
- Is there a gathering for Greeks? Count me in!!!
Ένα φρέντο σκέτο φιλαράκι

God is doing you a favor :)

Blah blah Linux blah blah

Coming here from all as someone who hasn’t used Linux, but I hate it too when people bash windows in a Linux community. Truly unheard of
- If nobody bashes the negative and half assed aspects of Windows then Microsoft will start getting lazy.
  \ Windows isn't the the only thing that gets criticized, we also criticize various Linux projects.
  \ Even some Windows users critize Windows too.
  \ Chosing to outright dismiss criticism is a bad thing that only serves to hamper growth.
- This is insane! I'm sorry I had to comment on it lol.
- unheard of
  I think you mean common place. That's the majority of content in this community