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Re:Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Securit... by layer8 on Friday June 07, 2024 @05:41PM (#40613271)
You have to reinstall Windows and set up a local account instead of a Microsoft account. Everyone should install Windows with a local account.

For Windows 11: https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-witho...

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Re:Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Securit... by autoexec on Saturday June 08, 2024 @02:44AM (#40615756)
I wonder how long that will work... https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-11-just-killed-a-local-acc...
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Re:Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Securit... by layer8 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @07:21AM (#40616848)
It’s unlikely that they would completely block offline installations.
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