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Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn't install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the company your data, you can still switch to a local account after the fact. Microsoft even had instructions on how to do this on its official support website - or at least it used to...

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[–] [email protected] 179 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Where's the fucking anti trust lawsuit US GOV

[–] [email protected] 122 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Also where the fuck is the EU at on this? Having to jump through hoops to use my windows pc is bothersome.

Yes, I'm also a Linux user, no, I don't use Arch.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why don't you BTW?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It just doesn't work for my use. I can't keep up with it since my linux machine is used sporadically, and I prefer something more stable. I did like the experience when I tried it though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was just kidding about the "I use Arch, BTW" meme ;-)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Totally got that, but I like to talk about not using Arch btw

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh no we’ve gone full circle

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I use squares btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Personally prefer oblong

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nix installs packages independently of what's been installed, so you'll get the exact same result if you skip 0 updates or 500.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Nice!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Bribing the government is cheaper than following any sort of peaky law.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Reforming capitalism is a waste of time. Reforms only delays end stage capitalism, it cannot prevent it.

And here we are... and here we go.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

They need data collected by Windows themselves though.