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   AlternativeTo (alternativeto@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 16:42:56 JST AlternativeTo

   Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update removes all remaining methods to bypass Microsoft Account requirements during setup, enforcing online sign-in and blocking any possibility of creating local-only accounts during installation https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/windows-11-now-blocks-all-microsoft-account-bypasses-during-setup/

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:08:48 JST Miakoda

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     @alternativeto There's a simple fix for this I've been using aince 2009.
     You'll need a USB thumb drive. Fiet, you download a Linux iso...

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:11:07 JST Miakoda

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     @alternativeto
     [still laughing in Linux user]

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:12:38 JST Miakoda

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     • Rimas

     @rq @alternativeto I had a customer who couldn't use his new PC because he didn't subscribe to internet access.

     Why someone offline didn't stick with their old machine, I'll never know

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     Rimas (rq@river.group.lt)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:12:55 JST Rimas

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     This change is part of the company’s broader “Local-only commands removal” initiative, reinforcing that bypassing account creation could lead to incomplete setups or potential security issues.

     Riiight.... because consequences of actions, performed proactively are of course NOT what the average user running these actions would ever expect, yeah, yeah, of course.
     @alternativeto

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:13:36 JST Miakoda

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     • [AF]2050

     @AleF2050 @alternativeto
     Why would I imagine self harm?

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     [AF]2050 (alef2050@livellosegreto.it)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:13:38 JST [AF]2050

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     @alternativeto Imagine trying to set up Windows 11 offline on an old laptop.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:14:22 JST Miakoda

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     • Анатолий Богомолов

     @winet @alternativeto
     Last I had to do an 11 install, it wouldn't install without internet.

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     Анатолий Богомолов (winet@mastodon.ml)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:14:24 JST Анатолий Богомолов

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     @alternativeto wait, even if I physically remove the ethernet cable and wifi adapter? Does disabling account requirement through Rufus still work?

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:15:30 JST Miakoda

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     • Bård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)

     @baardhaveland @alternativeto Why TF do people keep going through ao much effort to avoid running Linux?

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     Bård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴) (baardhaveland@snabelen.no)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Oct-2025 21:15:31 JST Bård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)

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     @alternativeto

     I used my regular win10 installer without ethernet, created local admin and user accounts, and then triggered a win11 upgrade

     Worked like a charm a few weeks back

     Yes, it IS needlessly slow, but it's also worth a shot if everything else fails!

     You might get a periodic reminder to convert accounts to online, but that should be possible to disable (I just haven't bothered yet...)