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I bought a new Lenovo with Windows 11 preinstalled and apparently if I want to use this laptop I need to have a Microsoft account (lemmy.world)
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Is there any way around this? Why is Windows doing this? Don't get me wrong, I got the laptop to install a Linux distro anyway, but it's helpful for others (especially my older family members) to just use Windows when they need to print a paper or do a small task, so I would have liked to keep it. Microsoft really lost me here.

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Thanks everyone for the answers. For reasons I will not delve into now, I ended up installing Windows 10 from the official iso Image, then upgrading to Windows 11. This is the longest and shittiest way to avoid the login as it simply used the local account I created on Windows 10, and that's the road I took (not recommended). Also I ended up installing Mint with dual boot and I love it. I have windows on the smallest partition size possible (about 66G).

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[–] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Just type a user name without an @address and a password and click sign-in. When it fails you should have an option to proceed with a local account.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Use:

a@a.com as email

Anything as password. (Just type 1 or something)

Press OK

You will get an error saying it doesnt work and you can continue by creating an offline account, inatead of logging in

Its the easiest way. You can also do some command prompt bullshit and restart etc but.. my trick is easier and faster.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Every time I tell people about this I get downvoted and called an idiot.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Disconnect from the internet and you get an option to use a local account.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

We can do it the easy way or the Microsoft way.

[–] LemmyBe@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Use the email "no@thankyou.com", and anything as the password. It'll reject it and give you a way to just use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

[–] sparky678348@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ladies and gentlemen, my first bookmarked Lemmy comment

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

You can't remember "no@thankyou.com"?