How to Install Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

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[–]Myocarditis-Man 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Microsoft is like that creepy uncle who doesn't take "No" for an answer, except, unlike the uncle, everything Microsoft does is sanctioned by the US government.

But just like with the creepy uncle, the best course of action is to stay as far away from them as possible. Far, far far away.

EDIT: Also, if you don't give them what they want, they'll just steal your shit anyway and say it's a bug.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24074712/microsoft-edge-automatic-chrome-import-data-bug-fix

Every other month, their Chrome rip-off gets roasted by journalists for doing stuff behind the scenes that it has no business doing.

https://www.neowin.net/news/edge-sends-images-you-view-online-to-microsoft-here-is-how-to-disable-that/

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-edge-is-sending-all-your-visited-pages-to-bing-how-to-turn-it-off

Avoid, avoid, avoid.

[–]asterias 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Or install Linux and get rid of all MS traps :-)

[–]xxb4xx 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I did it recently, I used google to answer it, from memory I chose 'Skip' on the account part and chose to make a local account.

Windows still pesters me to create an account, but I just ignore it.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

https://www.haiku-os.org/

[–]brimshae 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Be Operating System introduced progressive concepts and technologies that we believe represent the ideal means to simple and efficient personal computing.

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