Thank you. Great reference. This points out that I should have been creating restore points along the way. Still reading through the materials.
My laptop came with Window 11 Pro. The only thing I did not like about the initial setup process was that it assumed I wanted to use my Microsoft account and it created a username for me without asking me to confirm or change it. There didn't seem to be a way to setup a local account with the initial setup.
Windows 11 requires an MS account by default. While there are ways to bypass the requirement, they require access to a command line during setup - not something most users are ready for.
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November 27th, 2025 19:18
If the system shipped with Windows 11 and was not upgraded from Windows 10,
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000192698/reset-or-reinstall-windows-11-on-your-dell-computer
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November 28th, 2025 21:51
@ejn63
Thank you. Great reference. This points out that I should have been creating restore points along the way. Still reading through the materials.
My laptop came with Window 11 Pro. The only thing I did not like about the initial setup process was that it assumed I wanted to use my Microsoft account and it created a username for me without asking me to confirm or change it. There didn't seem to be a way to setup a local account with the initial setup.
ejn63
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November 28th, 2025 22:15
Windows 11 requires an MS account by default. While there are ways to bypass the requirement, they require access to a command line during setup - not something most users are ready for.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2243108/how-to-setup-windows-11-without-a-microsoft-accoun