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submitted 2 years ago by YurkshireLad to c/[email protected]
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Does this trick actually work?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, technically it's only difficult because Microsoft doesn't want you to make a local account anymore.

The difficulty is by no means necessary.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yes. I thought it was an obvious joke that it shouldn't be this difficult and that there are privacy-respecting operating systems out there.