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Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw (www.forbes.com)
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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Windows no longer allows local accounts.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It does.

  • A user in the EU

Edit:
MS KB entry in Germany: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/verwalten-von-benutzerkonten-in-windows-104dc19f-6430-4b49-6a2b-e4dbd1dcdf32

  1. section: "Erstellen eines Benutzerkontos"
    Third step, option C

Wenn Sie die Option Ich habe keine Anmeldeinformationen für diese Person auswählen, können Sie sich für eine neue E-Mail-Adresse registrieren und ein neues Microsoft-Konto erstellen. Wenn Sie ein lokales Konto erstellen möchten, wählen Sie die Option Benutzer ohne Microsoft-Konto hinzufügen aus.

Is it made easy for the average user?
Absolutely not.

Is it impossible?
No.