Re: Linux 6.11.4

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Linux 6.11.4
Date	2024-10-19 18:55 +0200
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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.
>
> 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.
>

Nice... sounds like a beautiful GDPR fine waiting to be imposed. Shall we 
say 4% of their global revenue? ;)

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