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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by vladvasiliu on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:15AM (#33507758)
> You can't even install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account

Yes you can, even the 22h2 update, although it's of course not self-evident.

If you say you want to join it to an ActiveDirectory domain (on-prem, not Azure AD), it will ask you to create a local admin account. It will not follow up with the domain join procedure, so you can leave it at that.

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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by LinuxBender on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:25AM (#33507921)
I could be wrong but isn't this just for Pro and Enterprise editions and not the Home edition? I ask because most systems preloaded with Windows have the home edition.
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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by vladvasiliu on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:29AM (#33507994)
Good point, I do not know that. I've only ever touched the Pro edition (which later became Enterprise when joined to a domain).
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Re:Ask HN: Are privacy concerns around Microsoft Windows 11 ... by _trackno5 on Monday November 07, 2022 @12:08PM (#33508674)
Hmm, wonder if it is like the other comment said and you can for the Pro version. I just set up Windows 11 (Home) a few days ago and did not have the option to do that without a MSFT account.
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