I am never abandoning you, Linux

At this point they'll restrict access to the registry.

The Enterprise/IoT SKUs, which of course include LTSC, still let you use a local account, for now...

I won't be surprised if they plug that at some point way down the line too though given they're already playing with Windows on the Cloud in the enterprise sector.

Use Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, problem solved.

Or, you know, that other thing.

I installed windows 11 a dozen time at work (never at home) and I just click on "domain login", it just creates a local account and then after the install I have to manually join the domain. No Microsoft account enforcement at all.

It's regular Windows 11, not Enterprise, we are a small company.

But I'm wondering, this bypass is too easy, is it because it sees that the DNS server is also an active directory server, so it allows that, or the trick is that you tell him you want to join a domain?

Or maybe it's a domain enrollment bug because we're using samba 4 under Debian as active directory server and not Windows server/entra id/whatever they call it this month?

So I guess Lennox phone and Linux computer as well