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Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 4 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn't install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the company your data, you can still switch to a local account after the fact. Microsoft even had instructions on how to do this on its official support website - or at least it used to...

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[–] vanderbilt@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They are pushing hard on the developer experience because greenfield projects aren’t being built using Windows centric tooling anymore. If it’s server it’s Linux, and if it’s client it’s either electron or a web app. What will kill Windows is when there is no reason to buy Windows. MS recognizes this fact and has been pivoting to service offerings for that reason. They want users to make an MS account so they can herd people into their ecosystem.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 3 points 4 months ago

Ah so they are trying to become Apple. The very company that outcompetes them by a massive order of magnitude.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ironically, I was already using OneDrive but that very push is likely to be the thing that gets me to stop using Windows in the next few years.