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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts (www.pcworld.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Renneder to c/becomeme

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Control and telemetry. You’re the “coppertop” putting $ back into Microsoft.

[–] ArbitraryValue 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I get that that's why they want ordinary users to create online accounts but irritating the small but vocal number of power users that this change affects seems like it costs more in goodwill than it gains in data.

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

I’ll offer this as a power user: I do everything I can to avoid feeding back info to the corporations. I shut off telemetry, usage stats, block ads, actively monitor updates for undesirable changes, don’t enable quick start or other background software, don’t enable a lot of startup software or processes….etc etc. basically to prevent them looking over my shoulder as much as possible.

So if you’re that kind of power user it actually works against Microsoft’s interest to allow you to opt out, you’re already “costing” them lost opportunity to make money.

And of course we have to deal with the fact that getting the software “free” means you don’t own it and have to play by their rules.