The news here is that users in the EEA are not required to sign in with a Microsoft account to get the free updates.
https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/09/26/no-youll-still-need...
So it's not such a good deal after all and it also means that a lot of regular people won't get those updates (because they either don't know how or can't be bothered to make an account).