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I have managed to use Windows 11 since release without any of this harassment people keep posting about. Maybe because I never logged in with a Microsoft accou

by pests 3y ago

I have managed to use Windows 11 since release without any of this harassment people keep posting about. Maybe because I never logged in with a Microsoft account? OneDrive doesn't harass me or pop up anything. I forget it's installed half the time until I see the empty folder in the explorer tree view. I don't see ads in my start menu or desktop. Windows has been a pretty consistent experience from about 7 on up for me.

m463 3y ago
> Maybe because I never logged in with a Microsoft account? did you do the workaround to have a local user?
- pests 3y ago
  I set this up originally on Windows 10 and I don't think it needed a workaround then to create a local user. I upgraded to 11 and it never forced me either. Just tried to open OneDrive to make sure I wasn't secretly signed in or something - nope, "OneDrive isn't signed in" popup.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  Am I right in thinking that folks with a "digital license" from the Microsoft Store are forced into using a Microsoft account, short of buying a key from another vendor?
goosedragons 3y ago
With a Microsoft account it will immediately start having OneDrive sync Documents, Desktop and some other things. There doesn't seem to be a toggle to turn this off completely either, at least that I could find. You have to do it every install. I find Desktop syncing insanely annoying. Why would I want shortcuts synced across computers for programs I don't have installed? Do you still have the widgets thing? By default it's a button on the taskbar and with a touch screen it's a left swipe. It's insanely easy to trigger on a tablet and you can't just disable that, just all gestures. That thing is loaded with ads.
- pests 3y ago
  I don't think I have widgets. Never used them. They were called charms or something right?

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I have managed to use Windows 11 since release without any of this harassment people keep posting about. Maybe because I never logged in with a Microsoft accou

by pests 3y ago

m463 3y ago
> Maybe because I never logged in with a Microsoft account? did you do the workaround to have a local user?
- pests 3y ago
  I set this up originally on Windows 10 and I don't think it needed a workaround then to create a local user. I upgraded to 11 and it never forced me either. Just tried to open OneDrive to make sure I wasn't secretly signed in or something - nope, "OneDrive isn't signed in" popup.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  Am I right in thinking that folks with a "digital license" from the Microsoft Store are forced into using a Microsoft account, short of buying a key from another vendor?
goosedragons 3y ago
With a Microsoft account it will immediately start having OneDrive sync Documents, Desktop and some other things. There doesn't seem to be a toggle to turn this off completely either, at least that I could find. You have to do it every install. I find Desktop syncing insanely annoying. Why would I want shortcuts synced across computers for programs I don't have installed? Do you still have the widgets thing? By default it's a button on the taskbar and with a touch screen it's a left swipe. It's insanely easy to trigger on a tablet and you can't just disable that, just all gestures. That thing is loaded with ads.
- pests 3y ago
  I don't think I have widgets. Never used them. They were called charms or something right?