Re: Linux 6.11.4

On Sat, 19 Oct 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:

Le 2024-10-18 à 23 h 09, Phillip Frabott a écrit :

On 10/18/2024 15:37, rbowman wrote:

On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:25:02 +0100, Pancho wrote:
 

Although to be fair, 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.

 Last I heard you can't anymore. If you have no internet connection, it will create a temporary account but the moment you connect the machine to the internet it immediately forces you to make a Microsoft account which then replaces the temp account. The only way around that is if you have a AD/DC on the network and your using Windows Enterprise. Then you don't need a Microsoft account (nor do you need a Microsoft Azure/Work account either). I could be wrong but that's what I heard last from a buddy of mine who provisions windows machines for the company he works for.

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I can confirm that a fresh installation of Windows 11 will require you to log in (or create) a Microsoft account. This then enables OneDrive by default and synchronization of your personal files with the cloud. You can uninstall OneDrive and disable the synchronization later, but your personal files will remain in C:\Users\User\OneDrive which I find annoying.
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Nice... sounds like a beautiful GDPR fine waiting to be imposed. Shall we say 4% of their global revenue? ;)