Windows 11 sucks ass, but I really get tired of people saying you are forced to use an account. There are multiple ways to make a local account in 11 when doing initial setup. It just sucks that it makes most people think that they have to use an account
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spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Windows 11? Let’s see here…
Spyware/malware since that infamous Windows 7 update sending everything (including passwords) to Microsoft. Ads spread across the UI in W11. Simple features disabled. Bing Internet search results in the Start Menu that can’t be disabled unless you edit the registry. Search engine in the Start Menu cannot be changed. Numerous other previously simple settings changes that now require registry edits. Menu items gone, and others that still exist but inexplicable have been removed from the Start Menu search. Edge browser forced down your throat no matter what you set as the default browser. Upgrades that you can’t do at your convenience and forced restarts that happen even if you have open files that you’re editing. Long (sometimes really long) upgrade restart times. Forced Microsoft account use to install and use the OS. Internet access required to even install the OS. Absurdly inflexible hardware requirements that make no sense for most people. A taskbar that can’t be moved. Numerous programs and garbage spread through the OS that cannot be removed or disabled.
Besides that, what’s not to like?
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 months ago
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Regular users are absolutely forced to use a Microsoft account, no matter how tired you are. People shouldn’t have to be techies to keep their information private.
sparkle@lemm.ee 5 months ago
You don’t have to be a techie to see it. There’s a button right below the email text box saying “Add a user without a Microsoft account”. Sure if you don’t care about privacy then you might not notice it, but it’s pretty hard to miss if you actually don’t want to use an email. Microsoft sucks but don’t spread misinformation.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
An article about how to bypass the account requirement from February of this year:
tomshardware.com/…/install-windows-11-without-mic…
It requires numerous steps to bypass the account requirement or the creation of special installation media.
Perhaps the screenshots you posted were accurate at some point or in some situations, but you need to do better research before accusing others of spreading misinformation and stop spreading it yourself.
capital_sniff@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You left out the forced rounded corners.
Zacryon@lemmy.wtf 5 months ago
Holy shit.
I fucking hate that rounded corner mania which is spreading all over UI design decisions almost everywhere you look.
I can tolerate it with window borders, but if rounded corners hide content, e.g., of videos or images, it really irrationally infuriates me.
My screens are rectangular. Not rounded. I paid for those pixels, so fucking use them! ò_ó