Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux 6.11.4 Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:55:09 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-577908551-1729356912=:3972" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2762911"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:674293 comp.os.linux.misc:59612 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-577908551-1729356912=:3972 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT 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? ;) --8323328-577908551-1729356912=:3972--