Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account

Re:Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows... by ziml77 on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @10:31AM (#45503531)

I've always set up with a local account as long as it's been possible. Not because I don't want a Microsoft account linked (I always end up linking one after installation) but because they don't let me choose my god damned username! I want my user folder to be C:\Users\[FirstName] but for some stupid reason they don't give me the option to do that! It just creates a name automatically based on the account email address.

If they're going to completely remove the option to create a local account, could they at least let me override the local username for the account?

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Re:Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows... by Athari on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:01PM (#45507317)

It's in the article. Microsoft has apparently added customization of the account name and is working on doing that in a more user-friendly way.

As soon as they do that, I frankly don't care whether my account is online or not. I'm using Windows Store, Edge and PIN login; I don't remove auto-updates. Sure, there's some crap to remove, but it's a matter of right-clicking on a few icons and choosing "Uninstall". And no, I don't mind clicking "no" about 5 extra times when Windows asks whether I want some garbage on my PC.

I'll spend more time tinkering with Windhawk and PowerToys than dealing with MS being greedy.

I've been using Windows since Win98. I know what for worse or better. I'm not switching now, because Windows is still the only viable option for what I need.

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