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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by diffeomorphism on Friday October 13, 2023 @02:52AM (#37867544)
... 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 (#37869975)
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.