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

Man, Microsoft really seems like they don't want power users on their OS anymore. Forced AI junk, Ads, MS accounts, and all kinds of other junk. Waiting to see what the Linux Desktop adoption numbers are this fall.

Knock it off, Microsoft. You're not my buddy, you're an OS. Your job is to sit down, shut up, and run the programs I choose. That's it.
If I find a function that's useful for more than a week, I might make a batch file for it. Until then, you're spare code.

I turned it off two weeks ago by installing Mint.

"oh, just switch to Linux"

Oh, just shut up already. On Linux my fingerprint reader doesn't work, my Adobe apps doesn't run, my Concepts app doesn't run. Not everybody works in IT, and many of us actually run apps other than Office ones.

This shit sucks, and I'll support every tool that fixes and neuters Microsoft attacks to the user space because my work apps are there.

Obligatory "switch to Linux to turn it off" comment.

But honestly, Windows becoming more annoying and actively working against me is the reason I finally switched 4 months ago. It wasn't that Windows is proprietary, or that Linux has some technological advantages (as Windows probably has others) or that I disliked the desktop environment or whatever. It got in my way, and that's disrespectful and time consuming. I don't want my OS to get in my way, I want to do things with my computer.

I switched to Linux because of this. I'm sick of them pushing some OneDrive agenda. I want a personal computer. Not a cloud connection that a corporation has access to.

It grinds my gears for so many reasons, but most of all, it creates a huge vulnerability with little or no benefit to the end user. Needlessly adding extra online exposure, just so they can data mine.

no@thankyou.com

I had to use a Microsoft account because I really wanted Xbox GamePass on my PC so I can play PC games. It required it on the OS level.

I wish I could say it's not that bad. But it really sucks!

Things like having to restart, or apps/games not working because it couldn't talk to Microsoft servers.

I let my subscription lapse a year ago when I bought a Steam Deck. And honestly hoping Proton gets even more coverage.

I love how microsoft is becoming more and more supportive of linux!! Thanks

(by making the switch to linux more enticing)

How is one supposed to have a local admin account if it's fucking online. Makes no sense

It turns off in you install linux

Great success

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.

It's been mentioned multiple times already, but yeah, with each new action microsoft takes, it pushes me toward linux. I'm not currently on linux because I'm lazy, but my next build will be linux since I'll need to install an OS anyway then.

the best way to disable it is to install linux

I specifically have Pro because Home doesn't allow you to disable shit like this.

Install Linux and be done with the microshit nonsense.

"Oh but this particular thing requires 20 minutes of my time to figure it out" then take 20 minutes. On windows you took a lot more, you can spare this

But "insert specific hardware or software here" doesn't work in Linux! Then find alternate ways. I've used a Linux desktop for well over 29 years now, I had problems , like everyone else, but I never faced any of this and all the other bullshit from Microsoft. Bluetooth didn't work? I got a different adapter that does have Linux drivers.

Linux is growing bigger and bigger, more companies will support it, just use it. Worst case you change problem a for problem b but at least you're no longer paying to be spied on.

F everything about Microsoft

ah this one is easy, it's called use linux.

Stop coping and use linux.

This has been: your local linux user, thank you for having me.

Start?

For most home users its really easy to disable this forever.

Haven't they done this since like Windows 8 or even 7? Thought it was pretty much mandatory already tbh.

How about reinstall it fresh and run that OOBE command during the initial setup? Idk if it's still working or not

If only AMD would get their asses to release a stable and functional ROCM implementation, I could migrate 100% to Linux.

ITT: dudes stroking their cocks with the thought of Linux numbers increasing.