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You can avoid device encryption by using a local account.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Thought they did away with local accounts, or is it just buried and extremely annoying to do local only

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They are focusing on preventing local account upon setup. As long as you have Microsoft account tied, they are open to let you have as many local accounts as you want.

https://www.howtogeek.com/836157/how-to-use-windows-11-with-a-local-account/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I doubt the actual functionality will ever go away, even if they pretend it does.