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Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Regular users are absolutely forced to use a Microsoft account, no matter how tired you are. People shouldn't have to be techies to keep their information private.

[+] sparkle@lemm.ee -10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You don't have to be a techie to see it. There's a button right below the email text box saying "Add a user without a Microsoft account" (here's another variation). Sure if you don't care about privacy then you might not notice it, but it's pretty hard to miss if you actually don't want to use an email. It's not hidden behind layers of clicks or a collapsed menu or something, it's a text link that says what it does that's on the same email setup page. Microsoft sucks but don't spread misinformation.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A tomshardware.com article about how to bypass the account requirement from February of this year:

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

It requires numerous steps to bypass the account requirement or the creation of special installation media. I ran into the Internet and account requirements when installing W11 on a VM in January.

Perhaps the screenshots you posted were accurate at some point or in some situations, but you need to do better research before accusing others of spreading misinformation, and it is you who needs to stop spreading misinformation.