Re: Linux 6.11.4

On 19/10/2024 11:07, Andy Burns wrote:

rbowman wrote:
 

Pancho wrote:
>

I spent yesterday at my Mum's and tried to scrap
her old Windows 10 PC for a new windows 11 PC. I've never used a Windows
11 PC. I lost the will to live, when the log on process demanded a PIN
and a Microsoft account, no way could she understand that with her
dementia.

>
I don't know if they plugged the loophole but previously if it wasn't
connected to the internet you could create a local user and go on with the
install.

 They make it harder and harder to avoid creating the MS account, there's still ways and means, but it's easier to install with a throwaway MS account, then create a local account, make sure you save the BitLocker encryption key which may get saved there, finally nuke the MS account from the machine.
 

Its like owning an android phone. You seem to need a gmail account.
I have nostalgia for the days when people spent money on developing better products, not on lockins and marketing.
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