yool_ooloo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSetting up a new laptop - How do I get around needing a Microsoft account?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up156file-text
arrow-up156message-squareSetting up a new laptop - How do I get around needing a Microsoft account?yool_ooloo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
Title I do not want a Microsoft account. Microsoft doesn’t need any more info about me than they already have. Thanks
minus-squareCustodian1623@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoall these comments and only one is the correct answer
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoInstall Linux? Jk, just click you don’t want an account when asked (it’s a bit greyed out). Source: installed win10 on a dell optiplex the day before yesterday. Edit: don’t know if it works on w11, but the upgrade to w11 is proposed in the settings from the installed w10.
minus-squareCustodian1623@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThey removed that option from win 11, you need to run a batch file and disconnect interfaces
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOkay thanks, updated my post a little.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI came here knowing what I would see, with a bunch of upvotes to hand out.
all these comments and only one is the correct answer
Install Linux?
Jk, just click you don’t want an account when asked (it’s a bit greyed out).
Source: installed win10 on a dell optiplex the day before yesterday.
Edit: don’t know if it works on w11, but the upgrade to w11 is proposed in the settings from the installed w10.
They removed that option from win 11, you need to run a batch file and disconnect interfaces
Okay thanks, updated my post a little.
I came here knowing what I would see, with a bunch of upvotes to hand out.