I just setup 4 win11 PCs back to back. I didn't have to sign into anything...
If you're UPGRADING from win10 to 11, you may have to log into your ms account - but I didn't this past week setting up these. 3 desktops and a lappy - all 11 Pro.
I set all of them up "vanilla". I uncheck ALL the bs on the "location services" etc screen - all of them. I never use and never will use OneDrive.
I run all windows updates right out of the box to get the latest drivers and patches - then I lock them down via WinAeroTweaker. I add winupdates to the control panel and keep hitting it after a restart to make sure I've got them all.
OpenShell for the Classic start menu, explorer and familiar control panel layout.
Then download Brave browser and grab the uBlock Origin plugin so I don't have to watch ads...etc.
I just setup 4 win11 PCs back to back. I didn't have to sign into anything...
If you're UPGRADING from win10 to 11, you may have to log into your ms account - but I didn't this past week setting up these. 3 desktops and a lappy - all 11 Pro.
I set all of them up "vanilla". I uncheck ALL the bs on the "location services" etc screen - all of them. I never use and never will use OneDrive.
I run all windows updates right out of the box to get the latest drivers and patches - then I lock them down via WinAeroTweaker. I add winupdates to the control panel and keep hitting it after a restart to make sure I've got them all.
OpenShell for the Classic start menu, explorer and familiar control panel layout.
Then download Brave browser and grab the uBlock Origin plugin so I don't have to watch ads...etc.
so everyone is lying and Windows 11 isn't trying to eliminate local accounts?
Who's "everyone" exactly?
I can only share with you my experience this past week.
I got better things to do than make up ghey stories about windows of all things...
Maybe opting in to cloud services, requires you to log in.
No clood for me...no ETF paper silver either. Physical... physical... I wanna get physical.
the tech geek youtube channels are reporting it