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Microsoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs (www.ghacks.net)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can type in a fake mail address containing a name like Elon Musk or Bill Gates and after a few tries it will let you skip the login procedure and you can create a local account. It worked for me atleast when I had to set up a few windows machines for work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly it mainly just annoys me that workarounds like this are required.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yes true! Thats why I use linux at home