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I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by tsjq »

teekert wrote: post #155
shantnutiwari wrote: post #119

Microsoft has been using this dark pattern for a while now. Around 1-2 years ago, I upgraded MS Office on my Windows laptop. It asked me for my username/password-- which I didnt think strange, as I assumed it needed it to upgrade. And thats when I got a message "Good news! Your Windows machine now uses your Microsoft to login." W.T.F. I was never asked, never warned, just tricked into replacing my local login with an…

Do you really need Windows? Our family laptop runs Linux, it does Teams for school, MineCraft, Netflix. You could do Office365 from a browser, although I admit, it is less than ideal. But it seems like you are almost at the emotional state make the jump... what's holding you back? I bought a Dell Latitude E5450 for 350 eur about 2 years back. It was used but looked new. It came with Win 10 Pro, which sits on my NAS a…

Very well said. Fully agree with you. Both the personal desktops in my home, including the one used by my Sr Citizen non-techie Dad : are Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Thanks for sharing this constructive and helpful info.

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by Terretta »

teekert wrote: post #155
shantnutiwari wrote: post #119

Microsoft has been using this dark pattern for a while now. Around 1-2 years ago, I upgraded MS Office on my Windows laptop. It asked me for my username/password-- which I didnt think strange, as I assumed it needed it to upgrade. And thats when I got a message "Good news! Your Windows machine now uses your Microsoft to login." W.T.F. I was never asked, never warned, just tricked into replacing my local login with an…

Do you really need Windows? Our family laptop runs Linux, it does Teams for school, MineCraft, Netflix. You could do Office365 from a browser, although I admit, it is less than ideal. But it seems like you are almost at the emotional state make the jump... what's holding you back? I bought a Dell Latitude E5450 for 350 eur about 2 years back. It was used but looked new. It came with Win 10 Pro, which sits on my NAS a…

Minecraft for kids is arguably safer on Bedrock servers and clients with the parental controls managed through the Microsoft account.

While Mojang made efforts, the premise of the Java version was unrestricted server community and that remains the dominant paradigm.

Not everything should be for kids, not saying “think of the children” and use Win10 or iOS, just commenting on a less known value-add of a Microsoft Account for Minecraft parents:

How does Minecraft keep my child safe?

With the Better Together update now out on Windows 10, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, and recently Playstation 4, any parent or guardian can rest comfortably knowing that there are a few systems in place to keep their child safe. [And able to cross play with friends on any of those.]

If your child is playing the Java Edition of Minecraft then they're still being protected by all the great features Mojang has baked into the legendary game. However, the Java Edition of Minecraft does not require Xbox Live integration since it does not support crossplay with other devices, and therefore loses out on many of the parental control features parents enjoy elsewhere.

If your child is playing Minecraft on PC, it might be worth getting them the Windows 10 version instead. It's always on-par with every other platform for new features and updates, supports crossplay between platforms so your child can play with more of their friends, and can be moderated by Xbox Live and Microsoft Account parental controls. That's a win-win-win.

https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-guide-how-keep-your...

// Note that summer camps tend to require the Bedrock version and Microsoft account for this reason. It’s possible to get interop, unofficially, e.g.:

BedrockConnect: https://github.com/Pugmatt/BedrockConnect

Geyser: https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/wiki/Supported-Hosting-Pr...

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by kyrra »

w4rh4wk5 wrote: post #79

Fun fact, password for my Microsoft account sits in my password manager. If I can't log into my PC, I can't access that password. And no, I am not going to remember that, or change it to something simpler. (Yes I know about entropy and correct horse battery staple!)

This is why I haven't taken the dive either. Though, is this why Microsoft crested Hello?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sign-in-to-your-...

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by tpoacher »

brushfoot wrote: post #73

This makes me want to move back to Linux, but last time I tried Ubuntu (2020) there were lots of little annoyances. Off the top of my head: - Screen tearing. I Googled around and installed the Nvidia drivers for my laptop, but it never went away. - No detection of tablet mode. - No auto screen rotation. - Slow Blender rendering. Probably a PEBKAC with my driver setup, but it just worked in Windows and it was easy to…

for me Linux Mint was the first (and therefore last) linux that worked so well that there was no point experimenting with other linuxes anymore.

it's supposed to be "ubuntu-based", but the usability difference between the two is night and day.

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by jahller »

null_object wrote: post #59

Almost crazier than this is the need to have a Microsoft account in order for your kids to be able to play certain games together on their Nintendo Switch that have been bought for 50-plus dollars, and have no indication on the package that having a Microsoft account is a prerequisite for collaborative play.

could you tell me which games so i can avoid them

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by jstanley »

orangepanda wrote: post #88
swiley wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> bought something from a shop with no stickiness If you want this you can still have it, you just need to follow a simple rule: Absolutely no non-free non community maintained software ever period.

He said, on a non community maintained forum. --- Do you mint your own hardware as well? The problem with hard rules is there's numerous exceptions when it doesnt make sense to follow, invalidating the "rule" all together.

The fact that the rule can't solve every single problem in the world doesn't invaludate the rule.

Solving some problems is still better than solving no problems!

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by abraxas »

null_object wrote: post #59

Almost crazier than this is the need to have a Microsoft account in order for your kids to be able to play certain games together on their Nintendo Switch that have been bought for 50-plus dollars, and have no indication on the package that having a Microsoft account is a prerequisite for collaborative play.

Microsoft makes little children cry. They did the same kind of nonsense to Minecraft Pocket Edition and later fucked up their login process causing my 8 year old to lose all his Minecraft worlds. I hate that company so much for so many reasons.

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by Causality1 »

Is it just the mists of time that make me feel like it didn't use to be this way? Growing up, new versions of Windows got me so excited. 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 all made me feel like my computer was better than it was before. Sure there were bugs, but my overall satisfaction went up every time. Now instead of reading to see what feature I'm going to gain, I read to see what feature I'm going to lose. I miss being a Microsoft fan. I miss not feeling patronized.

Re: I Will Never Use a Microsoft Account to Log Into My Own PC

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Post by forgotpwd16 »

pjerem wrote: post #152
hawthornio wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Elementary OS is positioning itself a Linux distro that Just Works TM, but I haven’t used it anywhere near as much as Ubuntu/Gnome so I can’t definitively say.

For what it's worth, Elementary OS is really a cool OS as long as you don't expect to be able to customize it. Its UI and ergonomics are really different from the Gnome/KDE/XFCE and is really consciously designed. The trade of is that you have to love it or hate it because you can barely change anything, but it deserves to be loved. I'm back to Windows for an undetermined span of time but I'll gladly reinstall Elemen…

How is it really different from GNOME? The interface looks like modified GNOME, the apps look similar to their GNOME counterparts, and they even refer GNOME in their HIG.
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