Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
by stockboss on Friday October 13, 2023 @01:49AM
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you can actually set up a local account for Windows which doesn't require a MS account, which is what I did after they arbitrarily suspended my account. But yes, they intentionally make it more onerous than it has to be to do so.
Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
by diffeomorphism on Friday October 13, 2023 @02:52AM
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... By opening a command prompt during the install and entering some cryptic command.
Yeah, no. For the average user you actually cannot.
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-witho...
Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
by sanitycheck on Friday October 13, 2023 @08:47AM
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The second set of instructions there ("How to Create a Windows 11 Install Disk that Allows Bypassing Microsoft Accounts") seem non-cryptic and fairly approachable for anyone who can create USB install media.
I haven't tried it myself, I'm trialling an "upgrade" to Pop OS rather than Win11. So far so good, full credit to System76 for the progress they've made a in a few years. I'd consider buying one of their systems if they handled tax + duty for international shipping - insanity can ensure in the UK for packages that arrive without it all arranged.
Slightly more on topic, I've never trusted Apple.
Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
by tonyedgecombe on Friday October 13, 2023 @06:11AM
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Not for recent releases of the Home edition, at least that is my understanding.
Said no one ever while setting up Windows 11, which forces one to use a Microsoft account, or otherwise you just can't use your device.
It's not all the same, but people accept a lot of nonsense from a lot of companies just because "can't do anyway nothing against it".