Elon Musk has been slamming Microsoft on the X Platform, formerly known as Twitter. This tech billionaire said he bought a new laptop, but he couldn’t use it without creating a Microsoft account. The Tesla chief added that creating an account meant giving Microsoft’s AI access to his computer. “This is a mess,” Musk’s post read.
Musk criticized Microsoft in a series of tweets (Image source: Twitter)
Elon Musk has been slamming Microsoft on the X Platform, formerly known as Twitter. This tech billionaire said he bought a new laptop, but he couldn’t use it without creating a Microsoft account. The Tesla chief added that creating an account meant giving Microsoft’s AI access to his computer. “This is a mess,” Musk’s post read.
“I just bought a new laptop, but I can’t use it without creating a Microsoft account. That means I’m giving AI access to my computer. This is a mess. Previously, I couldn’t sign in or use it. There was an option to skip signing in. Creating a Microsoft account. Are you seeing this too?” the X boss tweeted.
But an hour after Elon Musk’s tweet, his own company, Company X, came to the rescue with a solution. The platform added context to Musk’s tweet via a community note: “It is still possible to set up his latest version of Windows without a Microsoft account.”
The link shared in the note takes users to the article “How to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account” from process management software Process Street.
This article explains how to use your laptop without creating a Microsoft account. It says you can skip the “Create a new Microsoft account” step and choose “Local account.”
“Navigate through the setup screens until you reach the page asking for your Microsoft account details.”[オフライン アカウント]or[ローカル アカウント]Click Options. This will prompt you to enter your local account username and password. This option also existed in previous versions of Windows. Many users preferred this because of its security and increased independence. ”
