Anytime any device in any context greets you with "Hello" or "Welcome", it is announcing that it doesn't belong to you, and that you must be vigilant to its exploitation of you.

Windows is remarkable in that it is constantly editing itself, revising terms of service without notice, nudging, cajoling, and end-running you and at every turn.

Update cannot be stopped, yet updater messages make it seem like you are initiating work and responsible for its successful completion:

"You're 90% there...",

"Don't turn off your PC",

"Something didn't go as planned, don't worry your data is safe",

which is eternally followed by "Welcome" lets arrange a few things...

Apple's dark patterns are far lower key as they supply the total stack, it's feels more custodial.

Linux if it says anything-- which it usually doesn't say much-- will say these changes are well-known to wreck things but you're at our mercy, them your system is put into some polluted state associated with a bygone era and all your config and data is your problem hope you're skilled at IT.