>> if Microsoft were to ban my account [1], could they then stop me from opening my backup files on a new machine, even if I made a new account? If your docume

>> if Microsoft were to ban my account [1], could they then stop me from opening my backup files on a new machine, even if I made a new account? If your documents are tagged with the banned account info, it certainly seems possible. It seems like a really dirty thing to do, but there are lots of HN users who are against the Microsoft account requirement for Windows 11: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27659988 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27659988 Possible issues like these are one reason why free and open source software exist: https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM?t=57 https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM?t=57