While Windows 10 set to retire in 2025Microsoft is still trying to push its users to use an online account rather than a local account.
In order to move towards cloud computing and multi-device synchronization, Microsoft has long started pushing its customers to log in to Windows via their online account rather than via a good old local identifier. This allows you to find your settings and data on several machines and even gives access to advanced functions such as Copilot. The Redmond firm is so convinced of the usefulness of this service that it will start pushing it aggressively in Windows 10.
Microsoft pushes towards the cloud
As the Neowin site noted, the latest beta versions of Windows 10 indeed include a notification pushing all those who still use a local account on their machines to switch to an online identifier. Within the “Settings” application, a new banner encourages “log in via your Microsoft account» for, among other things, “back up your files and photos and keep them in a safe place“.
In the release notes, the company also indicates that a Microsoft ID “allows you to add a layer of security to avoid blocking your account“. Fortunately, it’s possible to make the alert disappear (although we don’t know if it will reappear or not), but this shows how keen Microsoft is to link your machine to your email address.
What about privacy?
Windows 10 already requires you to log in or create an Outlook account when you first configure the OS and Windows 11 no longer even gives you the choice of creating a local identifier. The only way to avoid linking your machine to your email address is to enter an obscure command in a terminal during the configuration phase. Suffice to say that it is not within the reach of just anyone.
However, creating a local account remains relevant in the “everything online” era. Whether for privacy protection issues (separating your online activity from your offline activity) or for security issues (preventing a hacker who has access to your email address from also being able to identify himself on your computer). But it seems that Microsoft is not of this opinion and that the company now wants to see a Microsoft account flourish on every Windows machine.
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Windows 10, the world’s most popular Microsoft operating system, is installed on more than a billion active PCs. Despite the upgrade to Windows 11, this Windows version still has a bright future ahead of it, with updates planned until 2025. This operating system offers unique features such as touch input and Windows facial recognition Hello. Other key features include a revamped screenshot tool and improved window layout.
Windows 10, the world’s most popular Microsoft operating system, is installed on more than a billion active PCs. Despite the upgrade to Windows 11, this Windows version still has a bright future ahead of it, with updates planned until 2025. This operating system offers unique features such as touch input and Windows facial recognition Hello. Other key features include a revamped screenshot tool and improved window layout.
Source : Neowin
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