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Windows 11 OOBE is a cluttered, ad-filled mess, and Microsoft is finally trying to fix it

Windows 11 OOBE is slow and filled with ads. Microsoft promises a faster setup, but can it ever match macOS’s clean onboarding experience?
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Windows 11 uses five letters of your email for the user folder, but Microsoft is fixing it

Windows 11 now lets users choose their default user folder name during setup. The new OOBE option fixes the 5-letter folder issue.
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Windows 11 may soon allow sign-in without a Microsoft account

Microsoft is tightening the screws on Windows 11 setup requirements, closing off every remaining workaround that let users ...
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Microsoft VP Wants to End Windows 11 Microsoft Account Mandate

Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman has revealed he is working to end Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft account requirement, amid a ...