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Elon Musk recently did something that all of us have probably done at least once: He bought himself a new Windows computer, specifically a laptop. When he wanted to start using it, he realized that he had to create a Microsoft account to do so. Most people know this, but apparently it caught Musk by surprise — and raised his hackles. Musk expressed his displeasure about Windows 11’s Microsoft accounts on X (formerly Twitter), which he has purchased. Musk wrote there: “Just bought a new PC laptop and it won’t let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their AI ac…