Microsoft is finally letting you skip updates during Windows 11 setup
Microsoft is rolling out a change that lets you skip post-installation updates during Windows 11's OOBE setup process.
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Please finally bring back the local account on the OOBE already in Windows 11
I genuinely do not accept how Microsoft removed the local account in OOBE, while local account is still here. It provides the fact that they removed our control. Forcing us into the Microsoft ecosystem. Even if this isn'…
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