Regarding the loss of the ability to use a local account instead of a Microsoft Account when setting up Windows…
“Whatever your reasoning, you'll need to find a different workaround for future Windows versions.”
Yes, the best workaround is to install Linux.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory
“Bypassnro” is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
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in reply to steve mookie kong • • •Then you should make sure that the programs you use under Windows also have a corresponding alternative for Linux.
You can't switch if certain programs that are only available on Windows are not also available on Linux.
I still have Windows running in a VM. And that's only because a certain program is not available for Linux.