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I am proud to be anti-fascist and anti-Trump. I wouldn't be proud to post racist tropes about any minority group.

In any case, Microsoft obviously wants to "persuade" as many windows users as possible to join them in their OneDrive ecosystem.

I was asking and reacting based on the article. You can keep your personal attacks to yourself. This was just a technical question.

Considering that I just did an upgrade from 10 to 11 without doing anything special and without logging into my Microsoft account, I guess a logical conclusion is that the new condition is not really about upgrades but rather the article which I heard this about rather strongly suggests (based on my reading of it anyway) that it's about both new installations and upgrades. So I'll take those comments as answer and a correction to what I thought from reading the article. The article should have been more explicit.

So your plan now after exposing yourself with that totally STUPID racist so called joke is to post every link you can dig up that shows Israelis in a negative light?

Just in case anyone hasn't heard about that OLD news. Do you really believe that Jews don't tip?

Plan to move from 10 to 11 obviously means upgrades as well.

Actually not. The phrase PLANNING TO MOVE in the context of millions doing just that because of the Oct. 14 deadline clearly means UPGRADES as well. If you plan to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you’ll need more than just compatible hardware — you’ll need to accept Microsoft’s terms of connectivity. The company’s insistence on requiring an online account reflects a broader strategy: to tie every Windows user more closely to its cloud ecosystem.

That was out of context so if you read further, that is NOT confirmed.

These two pages suggest that it is about upgrades as well! Microsoft Has a Unique Condition to Install Windows 11 and You Might Not Like It Microsoft Has a Unique Condition to Install Windows 11 and You Might Not Like It Microsoft Has a Unique Condition to Install Windows 11 and You Might Not Like It©MiBolsilloColombia As the end of Windows 10 support nears, Microsoft is introducing a controversial change that could redefine how you install Windows 11. The company is doubling down on one of its least popular requirements: signing in with a Microsoft account. While it argues that this ensures a more complete setup, critics, and even some industry veterans, say it strips users of control over their own computers. Conclusion: A Shift Toward a Cloud-Dependent Future©MiBolsilloColombia If you plan to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you’ll need more than just compatible hardware — you’ll need to accept Microsoft’s terms of connectivity. The company’s insistence on requiring an online account reflects a broader strategy: to tie every Windows user more closely to its cloud ecosystem. While Microsoft defends the change as a way to improve setup consistency, many see it as another step toward reducing user autonomy. For now, you still have temporary solutions like Rufus or LTSC, but those windows — like Windows 10 itself — may soon close for good.

Flow me. Microsoft Has a Unique Condition to Install Windows 11 and You Might Not Like It

I did.

Alternative snark.

About 15 percent of Israelis speak Russian.

Well I certainly put it off for a very long time, but I chose to upgrade before the Oct 14 deadline and I also didn't want to bother with going for the one year security extension. Its been a few days and so far even though there are major user experience differences so a learning curve I must admit that I kind of like it. I didn't need it, but some of the changes are cool and feel like improvements. The main reason for my delay as my PC was compatible was to avoid Microsoft services like OneDrive. I was afraid that would be forced somehow. I confirmed that I do have a Microsoft account but I was not required to login into it to complete the upgrade and happily OneDrive access was not installed (no prompts for a choice). I also didn't do anything special to indicate a LOCAL installation. So here's my question. I recently read it is REQUIRED to both have and login to a Microsoft account to do the upgrade and also that they were closing "loophole" to do local installations. So I didn't login AND didn't attempt any workaround to do a local installation. So how did that happen? Is my Windows 11 installation the real thing with the same security features as if I had logged in to my account? I did confirm that I both have an account and am not already logged into it.

If you started with an O visa, then NO it is not required and it's highly unlikely that immigration will ask. If you started with an OA visa, then Yes it is required and it's highly unlikely that immigration would ever allow an extension without proof of health insurance (subject to very specific rules about dates and coverage).

It's not rocket science. No Jews, No news.

Your brain.

They were speaking in their own language? Oh, the horror!

Yes. Make the Z fascist Russians feel the genocidal war that they're collectively responsible for even the delusional apolitical ones.

Not really a propaganda win for Putin to attract insane people.

Not new but I don't know exactly when it started at Jomtien. Not required online but is required in person.

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It doesn't really matter if it's technically fascism or not. Fascism isn't one thing. It manifests itself very differently at different times in different cultures. What does matter is that RIGHT NOW the USA has declined into a radically authoritarian situation and technically fascism or not, is kind of like stressing over the differences between breeds of dogs. They're all dogs. I realize many or most of the magas love this. That's their right but those that love this are not even close to a majority of Americans. In my view, anyone talking about the USA reality now that denies the authoritarianism (or whatever similar label that you find more to your liking) has ZERO credibility and engaging with such people is generally a waste of time as such people are usually in the CULT. Maybe exceptions if you're a professional cult deprogrammer. Maga people converted are not going to save American democracy if it is going to be saved. It will need to be a coalition of everyone else including traditional conservative republicans, independents, the apolitical, etc.

Yeah. Makes sense. Unfortunately I don't have a Thai credit card and don't want to use my US card for Lazada