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0 pointsTijdreiziger4y ago0 comments

IIUC, the news is that Microsoft will be disabling this workaround and requiring an active network connection on setup.

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No, the news is that they are extending the online account requirement from Home to Pro. This means that when Windows 10 goes EOL in 2025, the large majority of (non-enterprise) Windows users will be using an online account. And then it will only be a small step to completely drop support for local accounts (maybe for Windows 12). At least that’s my theory what Microsoft is aiming for.

TijdreizigerOP4y ago

Yes, our comments don’t contradict each other, right? Here’s what MS themselves wrote [1]:

> Similar to Windows 11 Home edition, Windows 11 Pro edition now requires internet connectivity during the initial device setup (OOBE) only. If you choose to setup device for personal use, MSA will be required for setup as well. You can expect Microsoft Account to be required in subsequent WIP flights.

Tweakers.net reported that they already blocked the Shift + F10 workaround in Home [2], so I can only assume they’ll be bringing that to Pro too…

[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/02/16/announc...

[2] https://tweakers.net/nieuws/193418/windows-11-pro-installati...

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