People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account(windowscentral.com)

673 points by breve 7 months ago | 522 comments

Windows Central news article reporting that some Microsoft employees are pushing to drop Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft Account requirement during setup.

Security researcher discovers Microsoft's Recall tool is woefully insecure(windowscentral.com)

40 points by pjmlp 2 years ago | 38 comments

The Copilot+ PC brand is dead(windowscentral.com)

81 points by bj-rn 1 month ago | 42 comments

Windows Central news article reporting that Microsoft and PC makers are dropping the Copilot+ PC branding, with new Surface PCs no longer using the name.

Microsoft is killing Skype(windowscentral.com)

632 points by thund 1 year ago | 582 comments

Windows Central news article reporting that a hidden string in a Skype for Windows preview suggests Microsoft will shut down Skype in May.

Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11 system requirements(xda-developers.com)

22 points by taubek 2 years ago | 35 comments

Microsoft asking us to buy new Windows 11 PCs is wasteful(xda-developers.com)

20 points by josephcsible 2 years ago | 7 comments

People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account(windowscentral.com)

673 points by breve 7 months ago | 522 comments

Windows Central news article reporting that some Microsoft employees are pushing to drop Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft Account requirement during setup.

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account(theverge.com)

473 points by josephcsible 1 year ago | 668 comments

The Verge news article reporting that Microsoft is closing workarounds that let users set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse(windowscentral.com)

413 points by 01-_- 9 months ago | 323 comments

Windows Central article reporting that Microsoft confirmed a botched Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update may leave some PCs unable to boot.

Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users(ctrl.blog)

664 points by extr0pian 3 years ago | 388 comments

Ctrl.blog post by Daniel Aleksandersen arguing that Microsoft still forces Edge on Windows 11 users through system components that ignore the default browser.

YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs(old.reddit.com)

348 points by jjbinx007 1 year ago | 318 comments

A Reddit r/DataHoarder thread about YouTube removing videos that show how to perform nonstandard Windows 11 installs; the page was blocked by Reddit's network policy.

Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials(www-heise-de.translate.goog)

542 points by Fischgericht 3 years ago | 185 comments

Heise Online article (Google-translated from German) warning that the new Outlook app transfers users' IMAP/SMTP access credentials to Microsoft servers.