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Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 4 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins.
  • Instructions once available, now missing - likely due to company's preference for Microsoft accounts.
  • People may resist switching to Microsoft accounts for privacy reasons, despite company's stance.
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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 57 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Honest question: What does Microsoft expect people with no Internet access to do?

[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 77 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They're poor...fuck 'em, who needs them!?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is the actual, real, subpoena-the-emails-you’ll-find-it answer.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I guarantee some smarmy PM said it in Teams when a developer asked this question.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People with no internet access obviously don't exist.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 45 points 4 months ago (5 children)

They added telemetry. 100% of responses had internet access.

[–] Moorshou@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Microsoft learned the right lesson, everyone has internet! \s

[–] SteveDinn@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

I see what you did there.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

That’s just science.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Flawless statistics!

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago

When I bought my Windows 11 laptop a month ago, I was able to set up a local account after turning on airplane mode. (I had entered my wifi password in an earlier step since I thought it was just for installing updates.)

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Afaik, it'll just use a cached login

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What chached login? This is talking about a fresh install on a clean (or wiped clean) drive.

Where would this be cached on a brand new PC never connected to the internet?

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, I misunderstood. If there's no Internet during initial install, pretty sure it'll just default to using local. I'm not 100% certain, though, as I've not setup a totally offline install in a long time. I also haven't used any edition of Windows that wasn't at least Professional or Enterprise, so I'm guessing there's differences there as well for account management.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah that has been entirely removed in the Win 11 initial setup. It does not default to local account.

You literally have to disconnect internet, open a console window, type in oobe/bypassnro and then reboot. Only then will it default to a local account.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Yikes, that's ridiculous. Microsoft incompetence and greed at its finest.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I travel. My Internet is off until I activate my hotspot. Whatever MS is doing, it ain't worth it to me. I went all in on Linux (I use PopOS btw) a couple years ago.