Another article speaks about Windows 11 requiring a Microsoft account to install it, no longer supporting local accounts.
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Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
That would only work if you log in with a Microsoft account.
Nobody I know does that.
lath@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No. The article you’re talking about says that Microsoft removed the guide on how to do it. You can still setup a local account.
iamjackflack@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Ms is slowly removing the avenues to have a local account. They may have saw the recent article where they patched out methods to create local accounts. There may be only 1 way left to do it and will probably be patched out soon.
OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Unless there will be new separate Windows OS created that is not backwards compatible with anything prior to it like it was attempted with Windows S, this most likely will never happen.
Local accounts are integral part of OS. MS might make it harder to do, but there will always be an option.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Until it becomes mandatory. Foot in the door is a powerful play.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
You must not know all that many people. Windows is pushing accounts super hard. Average user is complying with this. Ask your fish monger or barista , bet one of them has a m$ account.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
I don’t know any average user who does their own Windows installs.
Usually they just ask some tech friend for help, and they know how to do it without an MS account.