XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote at 23:26 this Tuesday (GMT):   
   > To all those Windows hackers who are so proud of their ability to   
   > install Windows 11 on setups that Microsoft doesn’t officially support   
   > -- tough luck. The company keeps on tightening the screws with every   
   > new Windows 11 build   
   >:   
   >   
   >     In a new update released to the Dev channel of the Windows Insider   
   >     Preview program yesterday (build number 26220.6772), Microsoft   
   >     announced it was "removing known mechanisms for creating a local   
   >     account in the Windows Setup experience (OOBE)." Microsoft says   
   >     that these workarounds "inadvertently skip critical setup screens,   
   >     potentially causing users to exit OOBE with a device that is not   
   >     fully configured for use."   
   >   
   > However,   
   >   
   >     It's unclear what "critical setup screens" Microsoft is referring   
   >     to; when using the workarounds to create a local account, the   
   >     Windows setup assistant still shows you all the screens you need   
   >     for creating an account and a password, plus toggling a few basic   
   >     privacy settings. Signing in with a Microsoft account does add   
   >     multiple screens to this process though—these screens will attempt   
   >     to sell you Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, and to   
   >     opt you into features like the data-scraping Windows Recall on PCs   
   >     that support it. I would not describe any of these as "critical"   
   >     from a user's perspective, but my priorities are not Microsoft's   
   >     priorities.   
   >   
   > Yup, “critical” as in “critical to Microsoft’s revenue-generation   
   > operations”. The fact that you paid them money for Windows itself just   
   > isn’t enough any more.   
      
      
   Love it when the statement is vauge enough to scare off people from   
   not doing what they want...   
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