Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account

I give it a week before someone patches it.

I’m using LTSC. That’s fine. I suspect that’ll never require a Microsoft account.

Edit: come on EU. Step up here. Tell them they need to give the users choice.

Do you still need an enterprise agreement to get a license for LTSC? That used to be the case for 10, anyways... kinda puts it out of the reach of most users.

It was/is just a few hundred dollars and well within reach of anyone able to pay that price (though the required volume license agreement, while "free", may well be off-putting to some): https://tinyapps.org/blog/201811300700_windows_10_ltsc.html

No you just steal it and pretend it’s ok because the machine came with windows 11. Tech companies taught me it’s ok to steal and do things without permission.

You never need an enterprise agreement.

irm https://get.activated.win | iex

Its not stealing if you don't seed.

If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be stealing.

Adding for posterity:

Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-defends-its...