irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 天前Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1743arrow-down116cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1727arrow-down1external-linkWindows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountwww.theverge.comirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 天前message-square200fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 天前How does this work nowadays when you buy a PC from a store? Does it come with Windows already installed? And if so, with what account?
minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·6 天前Installed yes, but the OOBE that runs (assuming the OEM didn’t fuck it up) is more or less the same as a retail install: you have to add the account, untick the 300 ‘yes, please spy on me’ boxes, and tell it that you do not want office 14 times.
minus-squarepeteyestee@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 天前Remember clippy on word 2000? That was annoying.
How does this work nowadays when you buy a PC from a store?
Does it come with Windows already installed?
And if so, with what account?
Installed yes, but the OOBE that runs (assuming the OEM didn’t fuck it up) is more or less the same as a retail install: you have to add the account, untick the 300 ‘yes, please spy on me’ boxes, and tell it that you do not want office 14 times.
Remember clippy on word 2000? That was annoying.