Post AVvI6FcDX5Gh1TTjyy by JustineSmithies@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AVvI6EWVap6jdTnfRg by chrisshaw@twit.social
       2023-05-22T19:21:05Z
       
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       wait, what?  I have to create a microsoft account to use the new dell I just bought for my mum?What kind of fuckery is this?  Yes I googled the work arounds but they don't seem to work.I haven't used windows for years.  I literally had no idea it had come to this.#windows #linux
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvI6FcDX5Gh1TTjyy by JustineSmithies@fosstodon.org
       2023-05-22T19:28:29Z
       
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       @chrisshaw You can bypass this in #Windows11 by registering the following user no@thankyou.com and type any password. Trust me I do it all the time setting up #Windows laptops onboard fishing vessels for work.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvI6GY04FUNugVt32 by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
       2023-05-22T19:39:12Z
       
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       @JustineSmithies @chrisshaw How does that work?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvIIA57vstrKqgFVI by JustineSmithies@fosstodon.org
       2023-05-22T19:41:23Z
       
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       @mansr @chrisshaw Magic 😉Well until MS decide to close that loophole.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvIO7l3U8gxrk8RaS by chrisshaw@twit.social
       2023-05-22T19:42:26Z
       
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       @mansr @JustineSmithies Who knows?  But I was able to set up a local user after applying this trick.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvISXkUnF3BdLyrku by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
       2023-05-22T19:43:06Z
       
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       @JustineSmithies @chrisshaw Did they put in a secret special handling for that email address? What if the owner of thankyou.com (Citibank, apparently) wants to use that email address for real?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvKIO2cEPHiXQjztY by chrisshaw@twit.social
       2023-05-22T20:03:44Z
       
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       @mansr @JustineSmithies I suspect they won't be looking to use that domain name any more!Once you have entered it to bypass the MS sign in, you create a local account so it's not needed after that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVvUZMtElQpfQr5emO by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-05-22T21:58:55Z
       
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       @mansr @JustineSmithies @chrisshaw Perhaps they already use that email address and love collecting data on random windows users?