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Comment by fuzzfactor

4 hours ago

You all did know that the idea of a Microsoft account was a security & privacy compromise from day zero of its conception, right?

Well I would say this should be true for most people here. I expect the same for Apple too. The big question is, when will these keys hit the wild ? Since they exist, eventually they will get out there.

We all know, if you want real security, there are much better OSs.

  • Why would you expect Apple to have the keys? They famously fought the FBI on the grounds of not having access to the keys themselves.

    Good engineering practices say that you shouldn’t even find yourself in the position of having the keys.

    And what “better OS” pushes you to encrypted drives on setup? Most Linux distros don’t.

Yes; and none of my computers have one. Contrary to popular myth, it is relatively easy to install Win11 Pro without one.

  • A constant cat-and-mouse game of Microsoft disabling every method to do so as soon as they become somewhat popular is not "relatively easy".

    • Really? I haven't had any problems, even with computers that don't meet the official hardware requirements.

      Download the Win11 Pro ISO, extract it to a USB drive and then execute the command below from it for a totally automated install that bypasses all the BS.

      .\setup.exe /product server /auto upgrade /EULA accept /migratedrivers all /ShowOOBE none /Compat IgnoreWarning /Telemetry Disable

      You're welcome!

      PS: I know it says "server" but when upgrading a desktop machine, desktop is what you will get.