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One more reason not to log in using your Microsoft account at all.
by vadfa 5y ago
One more reason not to log in using your Microsoft account at all.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoSucks that Windows forcibly pairs your local account and Microsoft account every once in a while with no opt-out.
- beckingz 5y agoThis nearly bricked one of my laptops because it changed the local password login to use the microsoft account.
- AnthonyMouse 5y agoThere is a solution to this even if you're on Windows, isn't there? Never create a Microsoft account. At all. At least until they stop allowing that for products you're already using, which will probably be tomorrow, if it hasn't already happened.
- marginalia_nu 5y ago> At least until they stop allowing that for products you're already using, which will probably be tomorrow, if it hasn't already happened. I've been forced to enter a Microsoft account to log in to my computer after an update. No thought toward the possibility that I may need to use the computer I'm in front of to reset the password to that account. No Microsoft account, no getting past that screen. I had to boot into Linux to reset my microsoft account so I could log into windows. I don't even.
- kop316 5y agoMicrosoft makes this extremely difficult, even for an offline account. If you log into any Microsoft product (Office, Teams, Skype OneDrive, etc), Windows forces you to log into everything else. This is especially infuriating with Office, as they make it extremely difficult to get a standalone product, they very aggressively push Office 364, so you are forced to log into Office to even use it.
- jmnicolas 5y ago> Office 364 I think you're using an old version ;)
- dotancohen 5y agoNo, he just had downtime on a day other than February 29th!
- cyberge99 5y agoThe only common thing in all of those is Microsoft. I think the solution to the problem is obvious.
- nikanj 5y agoThere's another common thing in all of those: Computers. For many people, "Just stop using Microsoft" is about as useful as "Just stop using computers"
- AnthonyMouse 5y ago> For many people, "Just stop using Microsoft" is about as useful as "Just stop using computers" For many people, it isn't. All of those people should "just stop using Microsoft." That not only helps them, it's an act of solidarity with the people who are still stuck. Because then alternatives have more market share and vendors have to support platforms that aren't Microsoft, which helps the stuck people extricate themselves tomorrow. Do it if you can. Even if it's a little bit of work.
- dotancohen 5y agoI've used Open Office, Go Office, and LibreOffice exclusively since 2005. It used to be a real hassle, but today it is far less so. MS Office's Excel is better than LibreOffice Calc, and Powerpoint is far, far better than LibreOffice Present. But LibreOffice Writer is much easier to use than MS Office Word. That's not just my opinion - everyone who tries it and does not need some esoteric Word-only functionality agrees. Except for one thing: collaboration. MS Word is, from what I'm told, still better for collaboration.
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