They are tightening the noose. It’s peanuts enough to not affect that many users, but loud and clear to send the message that Windows is no longer users’. It’s

They are tightening the noose. It’s peanuts enough to not affect that many users, but loud and clear to send the message that Windows is no longer users’. It’s Microsoft’s. If you step back a little, there is a clear pattern. Starting with the mandatory telemetry and forced updates in W10, cross-signing requirements for any kernel code, unyielding push for using web accounts for local logins and all the way up to the mandatory hardware TPM in W11 (which literally has no other major differences from W10) - the proverbial garden is getting all walled up whether anyone likes it or not. An iteration or two more and the OS will be locked completely, with the only way in through the AppStore. Fun times ahead. Mark my words.