▲ 660 ▼ Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by ardi60@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Feyd@programming.dev 92 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) potentially causing users to exit OOBE with a device that is not fully configured for use Oh no, onedrive not working or the office nagging screen missing in the start menu, how will we cope. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] magikmw@piefed.social 7 points 1 year ago How will I survive without my doom dark ages ad in start menu and lock screen? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's not lying if what they mean by "not fully configured for use" is that the private data being captured and sent to their servers is not fully matched to a personal identity in their systems. After all, they didn't say whose "use" that device would not be configured for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago Still, if they were actually being honest, this would be easily solved if they showed those "critical setup screens" BEFORE asking to create the account, and based on what the user selected then they would allow (or not) the creation of a local account... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) potentially causing users to exit OOBE with a device that is not fully configured for use Oh no, onedrive not working or the office nagging screen missing in the start menu, how will we cope. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] magikmw@piefed.social 7 points 1 year ago How will I survive without my doom dark ages ad in start menu and lock screen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magikmw@piefed.social 7 points 1 year ago How will I survive without my doom dark ages ad in start menu and lock screen? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's not lying if what they mean by "not fully configured for use" is that the private data being captured and sent to their servers is not fully matched to a personal identity in their systems. After all, they didn't say whose "use" that device would not be configured for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago Still, if they were actually being honest, this would be easily solved if they showed those "critical setup screens" BEFORE asking to create the account, and based on what the user selected then they would allow (or not) the creation of a local account... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago Still, if they were actually being honest, this would be easily solved if they showed those "critical setup screens" BEFORE asking to create the account, and based on what the user selected then they would allow (or not) the creation of a local account... permalink fedilink source parent