Microsoft closing the "local account loophole" .

[VirtualLarry]

This sucks!

 

[pcgeek11]

Go Linux.

 

[WilliamM2]

This sucks!

It shows there is still one workaround. Others claim you can also just disconnect the ethernet cable.

I've always used a local account, but I am wondering what the harm is in using a Microsoft account, and why they push for it. My outlook.com email account has only part of my name: William M, and my birth date. I could even create another with a fake birth date and name if I wanted.

So what information are they actually getting about me? They don't even have my last name.

 

[balloonshark]

The bad thing about using a MS account is it wants to sync everything by default. I want to keep all of my data local and off of MS cloud servers or any server for that matter.

 

[Oyeve]

I always choose "work or domain account" when setting up windows.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Rufus offers you options when creating a windows install usb such as "create local account" and "disable network requirement" and it works perfectly fine still. I haven't installed windows online in ages.

Better to install completely offline so I can install the correct drivers before windows update decides to ruin everything.

 

[evident]

I have a shared laptop on my kitchen counter that I dont want all of my one drive and outlook accounts attached to. it's still running windows 10. am i screwed?

 

[Fallen Kell]

I have a shared laptop on my kitchen counter that I dont want all of my one drive and outlook accounts attached to. it's still running windows 10. am i screwed?

You are screwed if/when you upgrade to Windows 11. I want nothing to do with Win11 due to this and all the other online integration with pushing ads and popups, etc.... I only upgraded to Win10 when Steam cut support for Win7.

 

[CP5670]

I am on 11 23H2 and never used an online account in my life. There are workarounds for everything in windows. I think I made a group policy change or it doesn't ask during an upgrade vs fresh install (which I haven't done in 10 years), can't remember now.

 

[jamesdsimone]

I've always used a local account, but I am wondering what the harm is in using a Microsoft account, and why they push for it. My outlook.com email account has only part of my name: William M, and my birth date. I could even create another with a fake birth date and name if I wanted.

So what information are they actually getting about me? They don't even have my last name.

The harm isn't going to come all at once and right up front. Now they have your birthday(hope you didn't give them your real birthday). They mine data from other sources and put together their file on you. Microcrap is taking control of your system slowly. Microcrap wants to force you to upgrade which of course begs the question, if the upgrade is so great then why do they have to force you? Sort of like getting upgraded to a Cyberman. Their end game is charging a ongoing fee to use Windows or they brick your computer.