No account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoft
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/windows_11_local_account_loophole/Open linkView original on lemmy.worldhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/windows_11_local_account_loophole/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
Pinkie promise?
I've been kicking the can down the road but I finally installed Linux last weekend. Couldn't be happier to have Windows garbage off my PC.
Pretty soon Windows will basically just be a thin client but somehow requires the resources of a full blown computer.
I’ll just leave this here
Am I missing something? How does MAS help with needing a MS account to just install windows?
You can also enter a birthdate of today, which they can’t legally create a cloud account for, and proceed with install