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Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account

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On 2025-03-29 2:12 a.m., RonB wrote:
> On 2025-03-28, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>> ... it confirms the removal of a popular bypass.
>>
>> It looks like local accounts will be a thing of the past, on PCs anyway.
>> Linux will be the last remaining option.
>>
>> <https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-will-force-windows-11-installs-to-use-a-microsoft-account-confirms-removal-of-popular-setup-bypass>
> 
> The final reason to not install Windows on any partition at all. Zero
> interest in a Microsoft account and about the only time I boot into Windows
> (already) is to update it. So, basically, if you don't have a connection to
> the Internet you can't install Windows. Another win for Linux.

The concept of non-local accounts is actually unnatural to a lot of 
people who aren't too familiar with the way computers work. As I was 
doing the tech meeting for my school board a few weeks ago (I'm one of 
two tech representatives for my school), I noticed that a few teachers 
were complaining that Windows automatically displayed personal photos to 
the students (since the computer is connected to a projector in class) 
whenever the machine would go to sleep. I replied that it might not be a 
good idea to put personal content on the OneDrive account. They had no 
idea what I was referring to. Then, another teacher complained that they 
had taken a screenshot on one computer and that the screenshot was then 
available on another. They thought it was hacking or something. I had to 
inform them that logging into Windows is done through a Microsoft 
account, in this case the one tied to the school board. If they take a 
screenshot or add any content to their personal folders, those folders 
are synchronized with the web and then back to whatever computer they 
use on which they use their Microsoft account. I also informed them that 
this was a _feature_, same as it on Macs that do the same thing, and 
that they actively have to disable it. I then explained how they could 
do so.

I'm rambling, but it shows how people expect content to remain on the 
computer it was created or saved. The content of synchronization across 
devices, for better or for worse, doesn't seem right. Obviously, it has 
lots of benefits because it is available to you wherever you are and 
whatever device you use. However, it also means that Microsoft (or 
Google or Apple) has access to that content as well. At best, they will 
store it on their servers and not bother you; at worst, they will scan 
your content for politically correct wording and edit it for you or call 
the authorities because a cute photo you took of your naked one-year-old 
is believed to be child pornography. There used to be an option to opt 
out at installation, not anymore. You can opt out from within the system 
later on, but finding the option to do so might be a lot more 
complicated than you expected.

-- 
God be with you,

CrudeSausage
John 14:6

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Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-28 15:53 -0400
  Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-28 16:03 -0400
  Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-03-28 20:37 +0000
    Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-28 16:47 -0400
      Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-03-29 00:47 +0000
        Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-28 21:32 -0400
          Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-03-29 11:42 +0000
            Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-29 08:06 -0400
              Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-03-29 23:47 +0000
                Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-30 07:14 -0400
                Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-04-01 10:00 +0000
            Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-03-29 13:15 -0400
    Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-03-29 06:14 +0000
      Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-03-29 15:13 +0000
        Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-03-29 23:49 +0000
          Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-03-30 02:31 +0000
            Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-30 06:51 +0000
          Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-30 07:15 -0400
  Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-03-29 06:12 +0000
    Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-29 07:54 -0400
      Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-03-30 07:00 +0000
        Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-30 07:22 -0400
          Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 06:10 +0000
            Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-31 09:17 -0400
              Re: Microsoft will force Windows 11 installs to use Microsoft account RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2025-04-01 05:38 +0000

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