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Upcoming Windows 11 builds cannot install without internet and Microsoft Account

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268 points tech234a | 1 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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soraminazuki ◴[29 Mar 25 05:47 UTC] No.43513090[source]▶
It's such an absurd lie. If Microsoft's idea of security is to force its users to authenticate online for a local account, they should never be allowed in the software industry at all. They're needlessly and dramatically increasing the attack surface of one of the most security critical software running on user devices.
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anothernewdude ◴[29 Mar 25 07:34 UTC] No.43513574[source]▶
If windows is security critical for you, I think you've already shat the bed.
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1. soraminazuki ◴[29 Mar 25 07:52 UTC] No.43513626[source]▶
The problem is that many other people and organizations run Windows and it's absolutely security critical for them. And because we don't live in a vacuum, it's security critical for all of us.