Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off. | Mashable.
Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.
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| Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft Account. They don't have to. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images |
Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its predecessor, Windows 10, still dominates the operating system market.
It's pretty clear that when it comes to PCs, Windows 10 is the most popular operating system. That means many of you readers might very well know how annoying Microsoft's prompts are regarding getting you to upgrade to Windows 11. So far, we've been able to pass on that upgrade without too much trouble.
Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.
As first noticed by the outlet Windows Latest, the most recent Windows 10 update Release Preview includes some information about new notifications added to the operating system intended to make users switch from their local account to their Microsoft account.
"New! This update starts the [roll out] of account-related notifications for Microsoft accounts in Settings > Home," reads the update, originally from the official Windows blog, which then lays out its case for using a Microsoft account.
"A Microsoft account connects Windows to your Microsoft apps. The account also backs up all your data and helps you to manage your subscriptions. You can also add extra security steps to keep you from being locked out of your account. This feature displays notifications across the Start menu and Settings."
Some users may enjoy using a Microsoft account due to the positives of connecting with Microsoft's cloud features like backups. Others may prefer the privacy of having local accounts, where all their data stays on their personal devices. The point, though, is that it's your choice, and once you make that choice you shouldn't be hounded to use your Microsoft account anymore.
Here's how to disable the Microsoft account notification
As Elon Musk recently discovered, Windows 11 does not make it easy to use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.
However, Windows 10 still does!
Once you make the decision to use a local account over a Microsoft account, there's also a way to turn off those annoying banners and prompts trying to get you to use a Microsoft account:
In the Settings app, simply click on the Privacy option, then go to the General section.
Next, turn off the "Show me notifications in the Settings app. When off, required notifications are still shown," option.
As tech news outlet Neowin points out, there's also a tiny little "X" icon next to the "Sign in now" button on the Microsoft accounts banner as well. Users can click that and remove the notification as well. However, if the previously mentioned Settings option isn't turned off, the notification banner will eventually return.
UPDATE: Apr. 18, 2024, 4:57 p.m. EDT This piece was updated to attribute Windows Latest with first discovering the Windows 10 update information. The Settings option needed to stop the notification has also been updated.
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DeleteInstall Ubuntu ?
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ReplyDeleteJedina stvar koja mi smeta kod Microsoft accounta je da se mora koristit ili password, ili Windows Hello za login, pa čak i ako se isključi oboje i dalje stane na login gdje moraš klikat da uđeš u desktop. Ajd kužim ako je laptop u pitanju kojeg nosiš svugdje, al za desktop koji samo doma stoji je bezveze.
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Deleteima, moraš unesti user i password u auto login zakopano duboko u postavkama
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Deletea neznam imam stariju verziju win. gdje tih gluposti još nema
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ReplyDeleteMy PC's used to run fine on Window 10. When MickeySoft announced they would end Win 10 support unless you buy a subscription starting next year, I found out they run even better on Linux Mint. And BTW. Linux is free...
DeleteMicrosoft is changing that. It was due to a bug with some Intel drivers.
DeleteMint is very user friendly, too.
DeleteAs a senior that makes things very difficult, didn't even get used to Windows 10 yet and already they want you to change to Windows 11. Been thinking about just giving up with the computer stuff and go back to the old way before computers, probably a lot safer also.
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DeleteI'm running Windows 11 on a computer that did not pass the compatibility test using a local account. The reason it failed the compatibility test is because my processor which meets all the requirements was not one of the approved processors. It was a simple task to bypass the compatibility check and install using a local account. I don't understand why so many seem to be having so many issues.
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DeleteI am glad too. I am running Win 11 on my work laptop and do not like it and I'm a Sr. IT Admin.
This looks like MS is forcing this upon those who do not want it and for their own profits. This is supposed to be a free country and the federal politics are trying to change things to their own greedy way and MS seems to be following suit to that effect. Not good people!
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ReplyDeleteI would do it. Its a far better experience. You can use the MS account crosswise over Android and IOS either. Onedrive is a very useful crossplatform tool as well. It makes life a lot easier.
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ReplyDeleteIt's all about a company wanting to possess everything that you do on a PC.
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DeleteJust switch over to Linux Mint, problem solved..
DeleteRun on a local account problem solved.
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DeleteI don't understand the big deal. I use a Microsoft and it's no big deal. I have no problems and it makes it easier to do a lot of things.
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DeleteGo local accounts, less nagging.
ReplyDeletewindows 11 blocks many things you can do with windows 10
ReplyDeleteTime to buy Apple?
ReplyDeleteOr Linux.
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DeleteAnd Linux Mint's GUI works very similar to, Windows 10. Very short learning curve to change over from Win10. And once you install the Wine app, you can run Windows programs on it...
DeleteApple is another monopoly the last I heard and they have too many lawsuits right now. Apple isn't gonna last another year as many laws they're breaking. Another thing Apple can't play games Linux is free and open source and is easy to grab. Please don't promote monopoly services thanks.
DeleteLast time I heard Apple is just as much in hot water as Microsoft.
Deletenot. I was happy when I bought my Macbook pro, only before an update then I found the device was not mine any more as it forced me to use an Apple account to do same basic job, and many junk features became undeletable even as root.
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