N-gated Hacker NewsMar 28, 2025
🎉 Surprise! Microsoft found yet another way to force-feed you their account 💩. Skipping that login? Nah, Windows 11 says, "Not today, peasant!" 😂🔒
https://www.theverge.com/news/638967/microsoft-windows-11-account-internet-bypass-blocked #MicrosoftWindows11 #AccountIssues #UserExperience #TechHumor #ForcedLogin #HackerNews #ngated
Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account

Microsoft is blocking a loophole that lets you skip needing a Microsoft account and an internet connection during the Windows 11 setup.

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@infosec_jcp 🐈🃏 done differentlyJul 1, 2023

#Advertising is currently dropping at a precipitous rate over at the #ForcedLogin #ratelimited #ADNetwork playing 8D #AdvertisingChess , obvs., ♟️💥, so that 🆓🐦 site levels the advertisers have _never_ seen before, on the #OpenWeb.

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#Brilliant! 🆓🐦💩💥 #enshittification