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Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Now's a great time to move to Linux gaming.

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[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft is why I’m on Linux

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Same. I saw the way the wind was blowing and switched from Windows 11 last spring.

[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 18 points 5 months ago

Enshittification intensifies

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Me with Rufus: "You cannot stop me."

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And the enshittification will continue until they have true competition.

[–] Lexxly@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It got me to switch to mac anyways

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I have to admit, not a route I'd expect, certainly not one to become a norm given different use cases or the steeper buy-in.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

They really want to turn Windows into iOS. All apps form the Microsoft store, locked bootloader.

[–] Ashtear@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

And this is why I use the LTSC version and disable updates. Yes, my system isn't as secure, but considering the usual attack vectors have moved more towards social engineering lately, being free of Microsoft's nonsense outweighs the outdated security in my view.

[–] CarrmynCarnage@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

And more and more reason to stop using windows. Oh btw Winboat is a thing now. As is WINE and Proton.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

This is only for Home version and not the Pro version of windows