[sniglom]

Exactly the same. I bought a new computer 2017, the telemetry, account nagging and forced auto updates + reboots became too much.

Updates could remove old Windows applications I had installed, change the default application association, or just break the installation. Every warning that I thoughtfully chose to dismiss came back with every update. Don't like to integrate your AV with the cloud? We will make sure you to warn you on every. single. update.

It felt like I didn't own the system nor that I was the administrator of it.

All this made me switch to Linux permanently. It made me take the steps from dualboot, VMs and experimentation.

For those few times per year when I need Windows, I connect a separate disk with Windows, boot it up and do my thing.

Usually the next time I come back to the computer, Windows has forcefully rebooted back to Linux. Thanks.

If Windows 11 requires an account, I guess I'll stick to my old Windows 10 installation until it stops working. Hopefully I won't need Windows for anything by then.

[Technetium]

Supposedly non-Home versions of Windows 11 will let you use a local account. At least you know how long Win10 will be supported, you've got plenty of time (10/14/2025). Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-...