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Elon Musk blasts Microsoft about Windows 11’s account requirement – takes several hours to bypass it
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this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024
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It's a real dumb requirement. And is just one of the many dumb things Microsoft has been doing with Windows that has lead me to no longer using it on several of my devices. I have been pleasantly surprised with how easy the transition has been to Linux Mint.
The irony is that xitter is making it increasingly difficult to use xitter without an account as another comment pointed out.