Microsoft really wants you to use a Microsoft account on Windows, to the point where it won't tell you how to make a Local one.
  • Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins.
  • Instructions once available, now missing - likely due to company’s preference for Microsoft accounts.
  • People may resist switching to Microsoft accounts for privacy reasons, despite company’s stance.
  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1096·
    5 months ago

    I was able to circumvent all of this on my Windows 10 machine, by installing Linux Mint.

    I didn’t even have to throw out my PC for not being good enough for Windows 11.

      • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        Linux Mint (or Linux Mint Debian Edition), is one of the most user friendly Linux distributions out there. This is especially so for people used to Windows.

        You can run Mint on a bootable USB drive, fire it up, and get a sense of how it feels running on your home setup. I’d highly recommend trying this with a few different Linux distros, to find one that you like.

    • DharkStare@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      5 months ago

      This is what I’m going to have to do as well since my computer isn’t compatible with Win11. The only thing I’m worried about is gaming.

      • Kory@lemmy.mlEnglish
        61·
        5 months ago

        Depends on what you are playing, but gaming in Linux has come a long way. Some games won’t work due to companies not enabling their (rootkit) “anti-cheats” for Linux, but other than that, there’s more and more games that simply work by the day. Check out https://www.protondb.com/ to get an idea of what’s working at the moment.

        • nman90@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          5 months ago

          There are games for me on Windows 11 that won’t run but will just fine on linux, and vice versa. For games that won’t run or run well enough on linux, I have windows dual booted, but that’s all i will use it for. Also I nice little boot U.I. that pops up every time I power on or restart my pc so i can pick which i want to load up.

        • DharkStare@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          I bought a SteamDeck as a way to test and see what works and what doesn’t on Linux. So far all my games have run with no issues.

          I’m likely going to be posting and searching through a lot of Linux forums as Win10 gets closer to EOL.