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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users (gadgettendency.com)
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You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You don't even have to log in to a Microsoft account at all. To get a "clean" windows install; choose English (world) as your region (this crashes OOBE after the install and skips a lot of bloat), when asked to log in, choose work or school account, and then to join the computer to a domain instead (you won't though). Then you can create a local account. The windows license should have been bound to your motherboard if you installed windows on it before and will activate after a little while.