Microsoft will now urge you to ditch local accounts on Windows 10

If only there was an alternative to windows somewhere!

This is not new. Microsoft has been pushing users further into their SaaS ecosystem for years. Creating a local account on Windows 10 is more difficult than signing up for a Microsoft account. That's by design. It just goes along with the transition of their core business away from desktop software and into hosted solutions and data processing. Annoying? A little. Surprising? Hardly.

The website forced to disable the ad blocker in order to see the content.

I complied and then the content was hidden in a sea of ads. Blocked again. Won't comply again on XDA.

Ad free link: https://archive.is/438FJ

The only urge I have is to ditch Windows.

Can they just fuck off already? I sign into windows like once every 2 months and every time it's different and a worse experience. All my customizations using built in menus get messed up too and the shit that just shows up without asking. "We put the search back on the start bar!" Like fucking actually why?!

Microsoft urges me to use a different operating system

i ditched the local account along with the whole dumb operating system.

They can pry my local account from my cold dead hands

It's been more than a year since every decision Microsoft has made has gone against the consumer. What is the target ? Sinking the company ?

How about I just ditch all acounts.

In a family and SOHO setting there is an easy way around it,even without alternative media creating tools and Win11:

Active directory. Yeah. Microsoft. But not really.

Samba can be used as an AD server for ages now, it's free,cheap and can run on a Pi or some NAS. These days it's fairly easy to set up as long as you only use it for Identification services and basic networking. And Microsoft won't bother you with their shit ever, as they don't dare to push corporate clients too much.

I can recommend it very much. There are also full GUI distributions available,e.g. univention.

Hey Microsoft, listen clearly...

GO
FUCK
YOURSELF

Windows 12 being in the cloud may probably not be too crazy. I'm betting most people won't care and just blindly create a microsoft account.

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I will now urge Microsoft to suck my balls.

Don't underestimate the power of nerds. Computer nerds influence tech purchasing decisions, both at home and on the job. The less tech savvy often ask "the computer person" what they recommend. Nerds have actually been astonishingly patient with MS, for decades. But the worse MS makes Windows, the less and less likely they're going to go with the default, "just buy Windows" answer.

If you do not want the Settings app to nag you with Microsoft Account prompts, go to Privacy > General and toggle off the "Show me suggested content in the Settings app" option.

My Settings panel should not have suggested content

That's like offering book recommendations at the BMV

I am here to do a single task and nothing more. I will not be enjoying my time here.

What's next? "Please rate the settings app on the Microsoft store"?

I don't know if they're aware of this, but they're also urging users to ditch Microsoft as a matter of course.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/9922439

WizardBeard has advised how to get rid of the nagging without any RegEdit or Profile Editing.

Boo

It's sad that Microsoft insists on such a dangerous idea in the name of profits.

Maybe next year will be the year of React OS?? lol

Pretty sure I have seen a prompt suggesting switching to MS account before and MS already hides local account creation during setup.

It's not like local accounts will disappear unless there will be an actual redesign of whole OS which is very unlikely since then you loose all the backwards compatibility.

And this is the straw in which I will instruct Microsoft to suck shit through.

Hope that shit doesn't hit the LTSC version. I'd have switched my gaming rig to Linux years ago if it played nice with my simracing hardware.

Install Linux and be done with the shit from Microsoft already

It's going to be funny to watch their Pikachu face reaction when this decision chases off a good chunk of their users.

I’m sure they fucking will. Can’t harvest your data (as readily) if you aren’t online. Fuckers.

if only it recognized my wifi card, which it doesn't. neither 10 nor 11 do

Not that I've touched it with a ten foot pole in as many years but - Microsoft can bite my shiny metal ass.

yyyeeeaaahhh. No.

Sometimes I wonder: for a PC sitting behind a consumer router with no extra ports forwarded: How important are OS updates?

I mean if everything works for you on this version, why rock the boat? The idea is supposed to be security, fixes, and new features. We can throw out new features and fixes if you're happy with everything as is.

Security is very buzzy and kind of vague to this type of user, but they also probably don't tread far off from popular (likely ... hopefully ... safe) websites.

So hmm, if not accessing unsafe websites, and hidden behind a router NAT, and with physical safety of home, I wonder if the benefit of rocking the boat (and getting more ads and crap) is worth it.

Like definitely risks are there for any internet connected device but weighing it would be interesting. Someone in infosec should do a real analysis of this situation.

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