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.
  • mark3748@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    76·
    6 months ago

    What’s even crazier is that corporate customers don’t actually deal with this in any way! There’s no Microsoft account required on an Active Directory controlled PC.

    Source: I am big corporate IT. Oh, and my personal AD deployment, outside of work

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      20·
      6 months ago

      How are you accomplishing this? Provisioning the PCs to be part of the domain with a Powershell install script during automated setup? Because I was under the impression that this also had become a difficult task with 11. Because a Windows 11 machine doesn’t know it’s going to be part of the domain until it has been added to the domain. So, the only way I can see that working is like Powershell combined with WDS or something.

      Source: Am small IT

      EDIT: Also, the LTSC version of Windows 11 isn’t coming until later in 2024. So I’m very curious how this works with 11 specifically.

      • Jyek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Windows 11 pro OOBE > get device online either via WiFi or wired network or bypass via commands > set up for school or work > sign in options > Domain Join. This asks you for local account name and password for a local administrator account and then drops you on the login screen.

      • vodka@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        LTSC 24H2 released sometime at the end of May? I installed it just recently in a VM…

      • mark3748@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        22·
        6 months ago

        Windows 11 Enterprise likely uses a different OOBE, I just tell it to join during setup. At work, everything is image-based and pre-configured so no standard OOBE.

        Like most things at MS, those with the resources get everything they want while the little guy gets screwed.

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        During setup press Shift + F10, type OOBE\bypassnro, press enter and have fun creating local accounts.

              • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                1·
                6 months ago

                Tried it just yesterday with the multi edition iso directly downloaded from the ms web page.
                But as I am in Germany and my region is the EU/in Germany we get a different treatment.

                Or it’s just the OS the OEM delivers that is BS :p