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  • Set Up Windows WITHOUT a Microsoft Account

    From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Wed Sep 10 20:05:00 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Nice one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJ3gGqkMak

    But really Linux is better than Microsoft-Spyware, switch now...

    https://linuxmint.com/

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  • From tb@nospam@example.invalid to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Wed Sep 10 18:47:13 2025
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    On 9/10/2025 at 1:05:00 PM Nomen Nescio wrote:

    Nice one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJ3gGqkMak


    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?
    If I purchase Microsoft Office 2024, will it install without any
    problems?
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    tb
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Thu Sep 11 08:26:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    tb wrote:

    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    A handful of trivial (for me) features rely on it, such as Phone Link

    If I purchase Microsoft Office 2024, will it install without any
    problems?

    Yep.


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  • From Marion@marionf@fact.com to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Thu Sep 11 17:03:34 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Andy Burns wrote:
    tb wrote:

    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    A handful of trivial (for me) features rely on it, such as Phone Link

    If I purchase Microsoft Office 2024, will it install without any
    problems?

    Yep.

    I can't speak for Windows 11 but Windows 10 works just fine with Android
    and w/o an MSA where on Windows 10, without the MSA, the only thing I can
    think of is some apps are "only" on the Microsoft Store - but I can't think
    of any that matter where I must have thousands installed in Windows.
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  • From Arno Welzel@usenet@arnowelzel.de to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 12:11:59 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Nomen Nescio, 2025-09-10 20:05:

    Nice one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJ3gGqkMak

    But really Linux is better than Microsoft-Spyware, switch now...

    https://linuxmint.com/

    A whole video just for *ONE* single command during setup?

    1) When the Windows setup wants connects to a network, open a console
    with the F10 key

    2) Type: start ms-cxh:localonly

    That's all. You don't need a 4 minute video for this.
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    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de
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  • From Arno Welzel@usenet@arnowelzel.de to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 12:12:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    tb, 2025-09-10 20:47:

    On 9/10/2025 at 1:05:00 PM Nomen Nescio wrote:

    Nice one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJ3gGqkMak


    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    Using the Microsoft Store is quite limited.

    If I purchase Microsoft Office 2024, will it install without any
    problems?

    Yes.
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    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 11:50:38 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Arno Welzel wrote:

    tb wrote:

    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    Using the Microsoft Store is quite limited.
    I've only installed free apps from the microsoft store, which doesn't
    need a microsoft account, but I think even if you logon to the PC with a
    local account, you can logon to the store with a separate MS account?

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  • From Arno Welzel@usenet@arnowelzel.de to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 16:17:13 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Andy Burns, 2025-09-13 12:50:

    Arno Welzel wrote:

    tb wrote:

    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    Using the Microsoft Store is quite limited.
    I've only installed free apps from the microsoft store, which doesn't
    need a microsoft account, but I think even if you logon to the PC with a local account, you can logon to the store with a separate MS account?

    I don't know, I never tried this.
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    https://arnowelzel.de
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  • From Fokke Nauta@fnauta@solfon.nl to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 16:19:54 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    On 10/09/2025 20:47, tb wrote:
    On 9/10/2025 at 1:05:00 PM Nomen Nescio wrote:

    Nice one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJ3gGqkMak


    Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?

    No, not at all. I have a local account on all PC's.

    If I purchase Microsoft Office 2024, will it install without any
    problems?


    Indeed, no problems.

    Fokke
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  • From nore...@"nore..."@dirge.harmsk.com to comp.mobile.android,alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.cypherpunks on Sat Sep 13 14:56:29 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    A whole video just for *ONE* single command during setup?

    1) When the Windows setup wants connects to a network, open a console
    with the F10 key

    2) Type: start ms-cxh:localonly

    That's all. You don't need a 4 minute video for this.


    Well, not everyone is tech savvy like you!

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