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πŸ˜‚ Elon Musk just crawled from under a rock and discovered something that has been bothering people for years. It is just too funny not to share this one. (files.mastodon.social)
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Image description: Elon Musk & X @elonmusk β€’ 42m Just bought a new PC laptop and it won't let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their Al access to my computer! This is messed up. There used to be an option to skip signing into or creating a Microsoft account. Are you seeing this too? This is not cool of Microsoft.

(Originally published on mastodon.social: 2024-02-25)

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[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

You used to be able to look at twitter with out an acount but who killed that?

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You definitely can still do it without a Microsoft account, it’s just not as obvious as before.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

shift + F10 to open a command prompt during the out-of-box-experience setup bit.
Type OOBE\BYPASSNRO and press enter.
Think it stands for something like Out Of Box Experience / Bypass Network Requirement O-something.

Your computer will restart, and you will have the "I dont have Internet option" allowing you to create a local account

[–] BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

This needs to be at the top or stickied.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Just tried to post to Xwitter. It won’t let me use it unless I create a Xwitter account. Which also means letting twitter cookes and algorithms track me across their site and push media at me.

Hypocrite. Doesn’t matter if it’s AI or algorithms, the end result is the same.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

I can't decide if I'm more shocked that this implies he isn't upgrading his PC every year, or that he's setting them up himself.

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

local man who wants to own the internet experiences what that would be like for users, doesn't like it, learns nothing. more at 11

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I just want to thank you for sharing twitter as an image, instead of linking to it. It's amusing how much more usable an image is.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just buy the company and change it yourself Elon!

Whats the matter, are you too poor to buy a widdle software company?

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Elon proceeds to buy Microsoft. One month later an account for a paying subscription with Microsoft is required to set up the laptop.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft is valued at 3 trillion dollars. Even if we go back to just under a single trillion during covid, elon couldnt afford it. I dont think theres anyone on this planet who could buy half of microsoft, none the less the whole company.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Best I can do is a fart in a jar and a copy of Linux.

[–] iterable@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Someone didn't buy the pro or above version.

[–] AbsolutelyNotNick@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even on the Pro edition, on the most recent version it doesn't have an option up front for a local account.

Apparently the workaround, for now at least, is to try signing in with a@a.com and a random password. It then tells you the account is locked due to incorrect sign in attempts, and gives you an option for a local account.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you set it up wothout an internet connection you will not be forced to log in. That workaround has worked for like a decade.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Microsoft: May we please fuck with you endlessly with these pointless settings?

Me making Trollface.jpg: Sorry bruv it's the year 2024 and I still don't have an internet connection.

Microsoft: Oh ok nevermind then!

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

About a year ago an update came out where even without an internet connection it wouldn’t even let me get past the sign in screen. It just told me to connect to the internet to proceeds or something. Not sure if that’s still a thing or not.

[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hit shift + f10 and then enter oobe\bypassnro

From here https://www.howtogeek.com/836157/how-to-use-windows-11-with-a-local-account/

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its hacky and annoying that its even nessecary but still easier than installing Linux.

[–] otacon239@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

When was the last time you installed Linux? I’m done with a fresh install on most popular distros in 30 minutes or less.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Because this is the stupid timeline, how long before Elon Musk becomes a huge and vocal open-source nerd and moves all Teslas onto GNU Hurd?

[–] bbuez@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It would be a matter of time before he then deduces FOSS is communism and tries (and fails) to buy Microsoft

[–] anon987@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't give AI access to your computer, I really hope Lemmy users aren't taking Elon's comments at face value now.