Yeah yeah call me a lib for not having Linux, let me just shit on what I had to work with (I’m being dramatic but still):
Not only is there not an option for making a guest account like on Windows 7, they also forbid you from creating a new local account by the first name “Guest” !! Calling it “Visitor” works but sounds kinda stupid imo. Why do I gotta go through hoops to let people use my laptop without worrying they’ll see gay porn or personal journal entries??
Also, you’re allowed to make a new user without a microsoft account, but it seems like they intentionally make it seem like you can’t at first (it’ll ask you for a microsoft account and have it seem like the only option, until you get more options after clicking “I don’t have this person’s sign in information”)
People don’t care. I helped my friend set up a new laptop with Windows 11 and went to make a local account. I saw there was a dark pattern trying to force the user to login with a microsoft account. I told my friend, “oh, this is a dark pattern, they’re trying to get you to…” and his eyes glazed over and when I finished talking he said “right… well let’s do the microsoft account”
A few years ago, my gen x mom got a windows laptop and got annoyed they were forcing Edge on her, so I helped her and installed what she was familiar with (Chrome). One day, some guy with microsoft came over to fix her laptop and fully lectured her about the benefits of Edge, setting it back as her default browser, then offered to uninstall Chrome altogether. She agreed simply because he spent time convincing her how much better Edge is over Chrome
