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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Linux 6.11.4
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rbowman wrote:

> Pancho wrote:
> 
>> 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.

They make it harder and harder to avoid creating the MS account, there's 
still ways and means, but it's easier to install with a throwaway MS 
account, then create a local account, make sure you save the BitLocker 
encryption key which may get saved there, finally nuke the MS account 
from the machine.