Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.

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Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.
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Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.

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I had switched to Linux the moment they introduced Win10 and telemetry back when, with great success. Dual booted for a long time for gaming but even that is no longer needed now since a few years ago. built my first amd only rig in 2019 which was a game changer.

I made it through until Win11 announced (Had to because of work). Once 11 was announced I just said fuck it, and have been Linux since.

I no longer have any computers in my house running windows except a 10 year old Laptop that is available for the really weird and off windows requirements (like ESPHome programming)

Boy were you ever late. :p I switched when Win2k was no longer viable & the option would have been WinXP - that was already phoning home.