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New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement
- Svip 2y agoI recall in the late 00s, how configuring Linux to run properly on a laptop was a fraught experience. And I won't deny there was a particularly broken installation that made me revert to Windows. But that amount of time spent configuring and fiddling with tutorials found random places online weren't caused by a malicious developer, so I was more than willing to put in the effort.
- soupfordummies 2y agoAnd now we're almost coming full circle if you want to run Windows without connecting it to an online account :)
- ziddoap 2y agoI think Microsoft gets a bit more hate than they deserve here, but the whole Microsoft account thing is actually absurd, to the point it's almost offensive. Please Microsoft, just let me use a local account on my PC. Either leave this workaround in place, or better yet, just let people make a local account without a workaround. It's pretty clear the demand is there, considering how many posts there are asking/telling about the workarounds. I can't help but think of the common n-gate phrase: "Microsoft continues the war against it's own users".
- alyandon 2y agoIt is absurd but I also got tired of fighting it. I use a Microsoft account associated with an outlook.com address I never use for anything important to collect the local PC entitlements. After that, I create a local account and never touch the online one again.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoFYI you can make your own installation media with a USB drive and the Rufus utility that can do several things for you: - Skip the microsoft account step entirely - Skip stupid "compatibility checks" (I have a garbage tower PC from 2012 that runs 11 just fine on my workbench) - Automatically create a local account with full privileges - Skip the long and drawn out setup procedure And none of this is using any injected or cracked software as far as I know. It's just using group policy stuff in the installer that's normally used in corporate environments.
- 5555624 2y agoI did the same thing. I don't need to check my email from my phone; so, I did the same with Google for my phone.
- kyriakos 2y agoWhy not just continue use the Microsoft account?
- alyandon 2y agoWhat benefit is there to me to do so? Why would I want to be locked out of my own PC if I have an extended internet outage and the cached credential expires? What if Microsoft bans my Microsoft account? Note that I also refuse to set up a login "pin" which reduces security to bypass my proper password. Also, and picking at nits at this point, I hate how it takes the username@outlook.com account name and creates a profile directory with a truncated version of that. It's just always rubbed me the wrong way as well. I guess I should say - I'm just picky about things on my PC so I tend not to automatically embrace every change Microsoft makes unless there is a clear benefit to me to do so.
- init2null 2y agoThe intent of the consumer is clear, and Microsoft not only doesn't care but is actively removing our alternatives. If nothing else, this should be an option in "Pro," especially given that Enterprise is unobtainable for individuals. Until they remedy this, Microsoft deserves some disdain. Even Apple gives us the choice with macOS.
- ReptileMan 2y agoDoes anyone has any good explanation why MS top brass is so thick headed on the topic?
- theandrewbailey 2y agoBecause they're thick headed on everything. Remember when Windows 8 came out and Microsoft thought every computer should look and behave like a tablet?
- jarito 2y agoBecause the writing has been on the wall that people are no longer going to pay for operating systems. That means that MS has to replace all that Windows revenue with services revenue. Apple has already done this in that their services revenue now account for $100B annually (https://www.statista.com/chart/14629/apple-services-revenue/ https://www.statista.com/chart/14629/apple-services-revenue/) and MS doesn't have a hardware business to rely on as Apple does. I'm sure MS sees a future where Windows is free and if you don't have an account, they can't monetize you at all. At that point, you are no longer a customer so there isn't much point in them continuing to support you.
- ReptileMan 2y agoI am fine with that. If they provide any kind of valuable services I will make account with them and pay them money. So why not start with that small part of the project - make anything people want.
- ToucanLoucan 2y ago> Because the writing has been on the wall that people are no longer going to pay for operating systems. I don't mean to be rude, but when has that writing not been on the wall? You can find scripts to activate Windows on fucking github. Like maybe people would be less apt to steal it if it wasn't so insanely simple to do that you could automate the process in a bat file?! Add to it, I'd bet money the VAST majority of the time, people are using those things to install Windows to devices that already had Windows installed legally from the factory, with a legal license purchased by the OEM, that Microsoft refuses to, and has refused to permit users to reinstall with since I was a young bab in 1999, despite the fact that my GRANDMOTHER knows that the longer you run an install of Windows, the worse it performs, because it's poorly engineered. Personally, I'd be fine paying for Windows if I could buy perpetual, permanent licenses for it that I could install with repeatedly, and that the OS wasn't constantly shoving ads in my face, haranguing me about using a stupid Microsoft account, and using enough telemetry to enable identity theft. But Windows licensing has always, always been exclusively the domain of PC manufacturers and corporations. Microsoft refuses to make it even slightly better to use for users, which is why users by and large just crack it and get on with their lives. $200 for a key you can use three times is fucking absurd.
- phkahler 2y agoLinux will let you use your computer without a Microsoft account. No tricks required.
- theandrewbailey 2y agoI agree, that's the ultimate Microsoft account bypass.
- RicoElectrico 2y agoI'm sure Canonical hasn't said their last word yet.
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- ziddoap 2y agoCan't wait until Linux supports QuickBooks, SolidWorks, and the other software I need. (Maybe I need to clarify that this isn't sarcasm? If I could run QuickBooks and SolidWorks on Linux, I would be switching several dozen PCs to Linux)
- ivanmontillam 2y agoI say the same thing about Zoom meetings. My job used to be (not anymore) Tech Support Specialist, and I needed to use Zoom most of the time to take control of the device and make the changes. We also used heavily the voice call feature so I was able to give instructions. Other software like TeamViewer had pricing that did not make sense to us, and other tech support software did not have voice call support, so it made assistance less straightforward. Well, back then (2016-2018), I tried Ubuntu, and the Zoom client was not as polished as it was on Windows. It got in the way by confusing my keystrokes with meeting controls, and it was just very quirky in general. Maybe today is different, but I'm not a Tech Support Specialist anymore. However, I feel very comfortable using Windows. I don't feel compelled to make the change to Linux, where other software I use could be a quirky experience again.
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- xnx 2y ago> When installing Windows 11 and you reach the screen asking, "Let's connect you to a network," you can use the Shift+F10 keyboard combination to open a Windows command prompt. > At this prompt, type start ms-cxh:localonly and press Enter
- cafard 2y agoThank you!
- hkchad 2y agoI've always setup Windows w/o connecting it to the internet first, never had to resort to any 'tricks' to bypass the account issue.
- ch_123 2y agoWindows 11 Home will force you to connect to a network in order to complete the setup process.
- luke-stanley 2y agoWhy would tricks be needed? What about consumer rights, or such?
- imbnwa 2y agoThis is why need SteamOS