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Microsoft has blocked the bypass that allowed you to create a local account during Windows 11 setup by typing in a blocked email address (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

So Microsoft is essentially doing what Google and Apple have been doing for years and we think Microsoft are anti consumer because of this?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago

Who said google and apple aren't anti-consumer?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think an email address is required to access their respective app stores, but is it actually required for creating an account?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

No, you don't need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You’ve never needed AppleID to setup a Mac. I’m not positive, but I don’t think you even meed one on iPhone, though no App Store access limits the utility there.