• Windows 11 and the Microsoft account

    Posted on February 18, 2022 at 19:31 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    I’m sure you’ve seen in the headlines that once again Microsoft is being…. well Microsoft.  So far all those ITpros that said “oh it’s okay if Windows 11 Home users are mandated to use Microsoft accounts during setup”  ….  guess what… you are getting it next.  A Microsoft account appears to be mandated for set up in the upcoming preview dev build for not only Windows 11 Home but Windows 11 Professional as well.  I’m downloading it now to see if the old workaround (removing the network connection at a precise step) still works.

    In the meantime DEAREST MICROSOFT… how about you remove that “10 device” limit that last I checked is still in place when setting up devices with a Microsoft account.

    Sincerely:  A person who has often hit that limit when setting up test beds and virtual machines and then has to log in and remove old VMs that I no longer have just so I can continue to test.  Stay tuned will report on this more after personal testing.

    Edit:  The workaround still works.  I’ll do a video tomorrow night showcasing the workaround still works but rest assured you can still get around the Microsoft account requirement by pulling the network cable at a specific point in time.

    Edit:  I don’t have access to the right ISO to test.  Stay tuned.

    Windows 11
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