Do…do people really think Microsoft is stupid enough to kill off non-cloud based Windows? There are a lot of Windows users who, for either performance reasons, lack of reliable internet, etc. who would never get good use out of a cloud version. Microsoft is more than aware of this and there is no way in hell they’d shoot themselves in the foot like this.

Honestly … they’ve pulled a lot of dumb shit that makes me think it’s within the realm of possibility.

I’ve set up multiple Windows 11 machines for work with no internet connection, and zero need to use a command line. There’s a create local account prompt on the account set-up page you can just click, and set up an offline account.

Why do people keep lying about this? It’s the fourth time today I’ve seen someone parrot that lie about Windows 11.

Maybe it only affects non enterprise editions? I assure you, I looked everywhere for an “offline account” option, it did not exist.