Windows 11 Pro will soon require you to have a Microsoft account to install

Windows 11 Pro users must connect to the Internet and sign in with a Microsoft account during installation. This has already happened in the case of Windows 11 Home, but now this "feature" is being tested in Windows 11 Pro.

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