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Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins.
  • Instructions once available, now missing - likely due to company's preference for Microsoft accounts.
  • People may resist switching to Microsoft accounts for privacy reasons, despite company's stance.
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, you can. But a lot of Windows users dont even know what powershell is.

And personally i think you shouldnt have to jump through hoops for what i consider basic functionality. They also make it near impossible to install Windows 11 new without having to resort to all kind of tricks to create a local account. Its a shitshow.

In my humble opinion :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

a lot of windows users shit their pants when they have to open cmd prompt lmao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Isn't the point of an OS so that users don't have to use cmd prompt? That's why we aren't using DOS anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thats because a lot of users dont really want to use Windows, or the computer in general. They use it, because they have to.

For the same reason, i would never know what to do when my car breaks down. Sure i can look under the hood and do this and that. But its not my area of expertise, and its not something im interested in.

I'm a sysadmin, i know almost everything about powershell and then some. That doesnt mean my users do though. For them, a computer is a magical black box thats supposed to "just work" by clicking here and there. Just like a car is to me :)