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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Installing Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account [resend]
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:39:14 +0000
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Paul wrote:

> I'm not sure that everything from the Microsoft Store needs an MSA.

I've installed many free apps from the MS Store on this Win11Home 
machine, without any account there.  Some of them looked as though they 
were going to require an account, but then got installed without one anyway.