Why you should NEVER login to Windows with a Microsoft Account!
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@uninvited298 7 ай бұрын
I agree 100%. I miss the days when Windows was just an operating system, not an advertising machine, that collects all your data using useless features as an excuse.
@armygrizzle6815 7 ай бұрын
Oh, and the incessant advertising for Office 365, expanded OneDrive, etc everywhere - even file explorer. It's horrible.
@Tjousk 6 ай бұрын
Indeed
@joseph7105 6 ай бұрын
I often wonder what my Windows 11 is doing behind the scenes. I do not trust Windows at all anymore. My last favorite OS was Windows 7.
@SniffHeinkel 6 ай бұрын
Like Google Crash Handler. I hate that executable and immediately delete it from my computer upon discovering it running. It's an erroneous title. It doesn't manage crashes. While it's running, it slows down your computer and sends "telemetry data" to Google. What I'm doing on my computer is my business, and I don't want something running on it that Google snuck onto it via a browser update.
@Ganja1974 6 ай бұрын
I really miss Ms-DOS and Norton Commander days - no ads at all! )
@Dhassp 2 ай бұрын
I still remember Windoes 98 when there was no need to login to anything it was just a computer. I miss that.
@AskYourComputerGuy 2 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@BanazirGalpsi1968 2 ай бұрын
Well, unless your usingmore than one desktop. When I had win 98, my dad shared my computer and I gave him his own local account and desktop.
@gregvisioninfosoft Ай бұрын
the goal is to move us towards 'you will own nothing, you will pay eternal subscription fees - and you will be happy'. time to not support this cr*p
@DavidCNZZ 6 ай бұрын
Computer guy of 30 years here. Watched your video with interest. It reinforced and crystallised my own feelings about local accounts versus MS accounts. The information about Bitlocker also useful and interesting. Thanks
@Sr.DeathKnight 4 ай бұрын
Agree 100%. One of my clients used the PIN to enter her laptop and forgot the Microsoft account's password, because she never used it. One day, the PIN didn't work, because of an error that I found out was due to corruption in the security structures of Windows, probably due to an upgrade or something. She lost everything, because the disk was also BitLocker encrypted. And the backup in the cloud? Without the account's password, that is useless. The password was impossible to reset.
@violetfem1808 4 ай бұрын
@@Sr.DeathKnight THAT is scary! I'm a total novice with this stuff - I also have my Xbox account & had to backup all my game captures to onedrive thru my XBaccount. I agree with this and didn't know we could even bypass the PIN thing when I first got it.
@Yatukih_001 3 ай бұрын
Imagine being a store owner and then being told that you need a PIN from another company far, far away to be able to activate the door to your store when just using a physical key should be enough safety for you.
@Nofanboyz 3 ай бұрын
Bitlocker is a Linux layer that loads before Windows does. So, why not just use Linux? Computer engineer since 1982.
@walter_lesaulnier Ай бұрын
Bitlocker is used by default in new installs and refreshes of Win 11 starting with the most recent major update.
@NH-xg9mp 6 ай бұрын
Wanted to make some changes to my microsoft account for ages and didnt even quite realize that i login with my ms account, this has pushed me to finally do it, thanks
@LedoCool1 10 ай бұрын
For me "you can't log in into your machine until microsoft allows you" is enough to forfeit all the possible benefits.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
100% agreed!
@jovetj 9 ай бұрын
It's enough to F Windows entirely.
@LedoCool1 9 ай бұрын
@@jovetj one of the reasons I'm switching on my laptop. But I'm not amused with battery life. Plus I have dual graphics which is another level of problems.
@alby_alby 9 ай бұрын
you forgot to put "YOUR" in caps
@orbatos 9 ай бұрын
@@jovetjOf course, and you should if possible. Everything you actually *need* works on Wine anyway.
@chrisgardner2548 8 ай бұрын
I agree, I miss the days when your windows computer was really "your own machine". Little by little everything seems to be moving to away from a standalone computing environment to a cloud based subscription model which feels very intrusive. Thanks for the great videos
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
Sad but true. Thx for the comment 👍
@roberttranceedm 8 ай бұрын
You do not have to use such systems. You can choose.
@Manche-De-Pelle 8 ай бұрын
It's the reason I moved to Linux and I don't regret my Choice
@DJ-Eye 8 ай бұрын
For me, it's Windows 98 and Netscape Navigator, a much simpler life. It all showed so much promise. When I retire I'm going to just sit there and type games into a ZX Spectrum just to be away from T&Cs and this "Second life"/"1984" hell I find myself in.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
@DJ-Eye 😂😂😂
@sparklenebula6042 6 ай бұрын
As an IT unprofessional with 20 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@1986Unlimited 5 ай бұрын
These were exactly my experiences, my thoughts and feelings..word for word.
@itftcomputers 10 ай бұрын
As an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the support very much :)
@MrJest2 10 ай бұрын
Likewise. And I only back up to local portable drive, with my own backup software - not the Microsoft products. Once a week, I put that drive into a safety deposit box at my bank, swapping between five drives.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@MrJest2 smart!
@jonwilson3821 10 ай бұрын
Same, lol. Try 27 lol
@UKCougar 10 ай бұрын
As an IT professional with over 30 years of experience, I haven't heard such nonsense in quite some time. I'd quite like to address this video point by point but a) it's 1:30am and b) I have a funeral to deal with tomorrow. So maybe later.
@renx215 10 ай бұрын
I was a computer tech, and the amount of people both home and corporate users who had no idea they had bitlocker installed was astounding. If I had to replace a system board on a machine that could not post, and when presented with the the Bitlocker recovery key would think its my fault and responsibility to fix.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Agreed! And that's a hard conversation to have with someone who just lost everything. Some things are just not fixable
@ThomasWijbrandts 10 ай бұрын
Normally the bitlocker key will get stored on the microsoft account. So as long as you know that you can get it.
@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy Backup, backup, backup can't be stressed enough. And the average user typically doesn't understand the value of rotating backups until it's too late.
@cruisepix 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy That is why I ALWAYS pushed my clients to setup a NAS and companies to have a portable that would be kept off premises. It is insane how they would fight over cost an inconvenience. Then they have a catastrophic loss. I ALWAYS said we can restore from your latest backup! Some had it other didn't. I've never been a fan of "cloud" storage "because it's easy" easy for hackers too!
@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment 10 ай бұрын
@@cruisepix My mantra is, there is no Cloud, it's simply another computer somewhere, and that means another weak link in the chain that a hacker can exploit. The number of data breaches testifies to that. An off-site backup is the safest route to take.
@sebrinar2804 4 ай бұрын
Wow!! Thank you SO much for this eye-opening video! I'm a long time Windows user and I honestly never gave it a second thought logging in with my microsoft account versus a local account. That's going to change. I'm also going to share this with the many other users I know in hopes they will change their ways as well. Appreciate this!
@AskYourComputerGuy 4 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@mabroukali1598 6 ай бұрын
Thank you. I just switched to local account after your video. I was pissed off when I been forced to use Microsoft account during installation. And I just forgot about for almost 2 years. Thanks again for the remind.
@icecreamjunkie6790 10 ай бұрын
Great video as always! And you don’t even need to sign in with a Microsoft account at all during initial setup. If you type ‘a’ into the username and password fields, it will tell you something went wrong and just let you make a local account. As someone who works in IT and sets up new computers all the time, this is a huge lifesaver.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Yup! 💪
@rohitk8797 10 ай бұрын
Does it allow you to use the App Store with local account? I only use windows in airplane mode for photoshop. My main system runs on MX.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@rohitk8797 yes. I show that in the video 👍
@Garbox80 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for this tip. I was infuriated when I was installing a new computer for my parents. I knew some workarounds with Win 10 (and pro version), but this of course had a win 11 home. I don't even remember how ended up installing it in the end (probably with my throwaway ms account and removing it after I got the local admin setup). I'm wondering if the EU is having a look at this as it's basically forcing you to use ms account (unless you're quite advanced in it). And that Bitlocker being activated silently.... yeah, I've had my share of those problems at work. And those were win 10 pro machines that weren't installed with ms account at all, but rather in local domain. I don't remember WHY that happened, but I wasn't amused trying to figure that out. After that I usually remembered to deactivate bitlocker after initial installation 😂
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@Garbox80 the difference is, YOU know about BitLocker. Unfortunately, the non-techie masses don't. And if this happens once to some unsuspecting novice, that's one time too many...
@TheGameBench 10 ай бұрын
There is one advantage you didn't list... and that's having the Windows license being bound to that user account rather than the motherboard of the system. So, if you have to replace the motherboard, or you build a new computer, you don't have to worry about activating Windows. However, that's really mostly relevant to the DIY space. It's also a double edged sword, because if your account is hacked... you might never be able to get back in, and that activation would be useless and you have to get a new key. Regardless... I always use a local account as my login to the machine, for all the reasons you listed. People need to keep in mind that Microsoft doesn't care about selling Windows anymore. They're more about selling services and your data. Windows is no longer the product... you are.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Excellent points, but I was pretty sure that the activation stopped with "significant" hardware changes. Not supposed what Microsoft considers "significant", though..so there's that 👍
@jer4rud0 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy I changed my motherboard and that considered it a significant change. Changing GPUs and RAM don't count as significant.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@jer4rud0 agreed
@TheGameBench 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy I have several test benches here that I've swapped the CPU, GPU and RAM countless times, often the CPU and GPU at the same time, and never had one deactivate. The only change that I'm aware of that will require reactivation is changing the motherboard.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@TheGameBench that makes sense, since the activation is stored in the BIOS 👍
@Mavendow 6 ай бұрын
I've known this since the login was instituted, and the bitlocker issue for years, but I gratefully laud you for spreading this information.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
I appreciate that 👍❤️
@sudarsuchandana2005 2 ай бұрын
Hello,can you please tell me how to resolve that issue,even I logged with work/school organization account and having bit locker issues
@kevindondrea144 5 ай бұрын
I 100% Totally agree. I always pick the Offline sign on option when setting up new computers. Live by the Cloud, Die by the Cloud.
@gabialbutziu 4 ай бұрын
There is no Cloud, just somebody else's server. ;-)
@Sr.DeathKnight 4 ай бұрын
Agree 100%. One of my clients used the PIN to enter her laptop and forgot the Microsoft account's password, because she never used it. One day, the PIN didn't work, because of an error that I found out was due to corruption in the security structures of Windows, probably due to an upgrade or something. She lost everything, because the disk was also BitLocker encrypted. And the backup in the cloud? Without the account's password, that is useless. The password was impossible to reset.
@noed28 4 ай бұрын
@@gabialbutziu cant stop laughing
@wildwizard33 Ай бұрын
@@Sr.DeathKnight Couldn't you use another machine and go through the password reset procedure? Then just reconnect to the internet on the 'old machine', log in with the new password.
@Sr.DeathKnight Ай бұрын
@@wildwizard33 You have a HUGE confusion about the security system of Windows and almost any operating system. You can't reset the passwords of one Windows installation with another Windows installation. That would be a lethal security problem for Microsoft and the system wouldn't be security compliant with anything. If you mean resetting the password online with Microsoft, I already said that the password was impossible to reset.
@Garuthius 8 ай бұрын
30 Years as a computer engineer and I have had all of these issues with my customers, I agree with you 100%. This is YOUR computer that you paid for with your money, DO NOT give controlling access over to Microsoft, Use a Local Account.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
1000% agreed!
@o0Donuts0o 7 ай бұрын
Well uninstall Windows then. Microsoft isn’t forcing you to use Windows. But knowing that the alternative is Linux what option do you have? PS 30 years means nothing based on you thinking you “have” to use windows.
@bleach2821 7 ай бұрын
@@o0Donuts0o You dont need to uninstall windows you just need to use local account option lol, microsoft has future plans to bring support to linux so who knows in the future linux may find it easier to access higher rates of adoption.
@SomeoneCalledAdrian 7 ай бұрын
@@o0Donuts0owindows is a monopoly in terms of OS’s, and most people don’t even know how to uninstall Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they can also uninstall windows? This isn’t all about tech-savvy users, but also the general public. and when Microsoft is doing this kind of bullshit, people have not a lot of choice other than to accept it. And thats what people are mad about: MS basically forcing people to use their services and collecting their data.
@andreamas7692 6 ай бұрын
we dont even own our bodies anymore, imagine what big tech can do with "their"(our)devices
@strukitru 7 ай бұрын
As an IT professional with no years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
🤷♂️
@jdavidson4018 2 ай бұрын
As an IT professional - with about 25 years of experience - of MICROSOFT (+ 10 of various breeds of Unix ), I agree with you 100%.😃 IMHO Microsoft is a good servant , but a rather suspect master. (Look who founded it!) Just found your channel - looks really useful! Thanks!
@AskYourComputerGuy 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the support, and welcome to the community 👍
@DarkSanctuaryCinema 6 ай бұрын
I downloaded Windows 11 for testing on notebook. While janky at first, it was ok but I don't prefer it over 10, especially because many clear defined options have their text replaced with icons. Since after 2 years I still can't really get used to those icons, I stick to Windows 10 on my pc. Note: While a debloater removes pre-installed stuff, I felt it made Windows janky on occasion.
@whothefoxcares 6 ай бұрын
Your notebook would be happier if you trade it in for a Macbook Air.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
@whothefoxcares unless you don't know a thing about Apple. Then it's your worst nightmare in it's simplicity 🤷♂️
@TheMikePemberton 6 ай бұрын
@@whothefoxcaresWouldnt the notebook computer feel like it was just rejected and discarded? Maybe you feel the user would be happier, although not sure about the notebook computer. (I disagree that having a MacBook Air is automatically going to make someone happy. I get that you are likely a Mac Stan though so, you wouldnt understand)
@TheOwlsarewatching606 5 ай бұрын
I don't find ipads etc much of a replacement to netbooks etc. It isn't great for those of use that do long legal docs etc etc. I really do loathe MS though with its relentless interventions etc egtc etc @@TheMikePemberton
@rayfalciola6163 10 ай бұрын
One does not have to be a geek to have a visceral nauseous response to the idea that a corporate entity can not only be sniffing your data but also lock you out from your own "personal" computer. Having your data sniffed is bad enough, all depends on your tolerance for having your privates sniffed, but the idea you can be locked from access to your own property is beyond the pale. If you have a need for that sort of humiliation and degradation there is always marriage and access to a spouse that will be happy to lock you out of your own property.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
100% yes
@xlr555usa 10 ай бұрын
Windows is going to become a cloud service, similar to how you can play Xbox games in the cloud. I believe a good amount of people will move to Linux as some already have. Microsoft keeps updating Windows and breaking it, imagine it as a cloud service.
@rayfalciola6163 10 ай бұрын
@@xlr555usa They're luring us all into the cloud and other traps and once enough of us are there with no exit option they'll threaten to drop you without a parachute to keep you in line every time you try and push back against the extortion. Even if you're a Windows groupie & not particularly impressed with Linux it is absolutely critical that we keep alternatives alive be it cash, banking, computing whatever. A world where (for example) the Canadian Truckers can be shut down by the banks or a company like Amazon's AWS can "fire" a customer like Parlor is a very dangerous world indeed
@kawaiihikari0 10 ай бұрын
But your still wasting your time bub 😂 NSA has access to every packet being sent no matter what you do , you think you matter? When worlds most wanted hackers get letters from the NSA saying they know who they are 😂 they don’t even have to arrest them to show em who’s boss. The idea of privacy is pathetic it’s 2023 no mater what you do you won’t have privacy… go google Pegasus I believe v2 came out 😂 privacy haha 😂
@233kosta 10 ай бұрын
Linux doesn't care 😉 Call your user "Count Dickface the Third" for all the devs care 😂 In a world where corpo software creeps on you by default, using FOSS *must* become the default.
@Vousie 9 ай бұрын
The thing about the "having things backed up to Microsoft's accounts means a subpoena could let a three letter agency see all your data" thing is that the same applies to pretty much any other online backup software. The only way to get around that is to back things up using an external harddrive, which can be rather tedious...
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
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@tjmasters7532 9 ай бұрын
Does not stop a three-letter agency from getting subpoenas for your local stuff if they want it.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
@tjmasters7532 correct, but why give them any more "free data" to potentially use via Microsoft? Seems logical that if they have a reason to come after you, they'll find a way...but no sense in doing the work for them 😂🤷♂️
@ganymeade5151 9 ай бұрын
Hell if the hard drive is lost or stolen.
@uxo2255 8 ай бұрын
I can't foresee me doing something that would make the government interested in my PC. I'm more concerned with spyware, malware, and things that could compromise my computer and cause my personal financial information to be compromised. That's a threat regardless of how you login your computer. I also think one of the most important things a person can do is frequent backups of their data. Even if you do cloud backups of some things (Which is insanely slow for people in area that don't have super high speed internet connections.) You should backup your entire computer (image, files, however you decide to) that is stored on local offline storage. If the client that had to have their entire drive formatted had a local backup, they could have made a full recovery, minus only the most recent data.
@richarddaugherty8583 3 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation. Retired IT guy here... used to be a Sr. Application Developer. You are spot on!
@AskYourComputerGuy 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the support 👍
@TimsComputerRepair 4 ай бұрын
Totally agree! Repair tech here for many years and I have seen computers coming in with bit locker causing these same issues. It is a big problem.
@AskYourComputerGuy 4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, yes 🥲
@stephenbarrette610 8 ай бұрын
As an IT professional from 1981! - and as many other folk have said here - I totally agree 100% with your advice. It is appalling how MS treats it’s customers, (or it’s competitors - Netscape et al.) And MS’s policy of more or less forcing / tricking Win 11 users of certain editions to always use an MS account is even more of a concern. They really are as bad as ever were. And did I suffer a retro 1970’s acid trip? BUT - didn’t MS say ‘Windows 10 was the last operating system you will ever need to buy’? Thanks for your great content.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!!! 💪
@stephenbarrette610 8 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy And I appreciate you reading my comment and replying sir! (I think you’ve had over 4,300 and well deserved too.) Greetings from the UK.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
@stephenbarrette610 thank you, my friend 👍
@slwsnowman4038 7 ай бұрын
Pepperidge Farm remembers them saying Win10 was the last one! lol
@LugzDeNY 7 ай бұрын
LoL, in 1983 I was in Junior high School taking Courses like FORTRAN and COBOL, there were no ral PC's at that time! okay I had a Comodore vic 20, Timex sinclair 1000 and stuff but PC's were not the common thing, so what Fortune 500 company did you work for? I joined the military in 85 and stuck with Electronics and IT.
@MicheIIePucca 9 ай бұрын
As an IT professional for 26 years, and a PC geek since 1978, I avoid any external authentication related dependencies I can when configuring a workstation, (especially authentication!!!!), and for a company that we already know exploits there users as a "product". So, I also agree with you. That said, I use a completely different login for packages such as Microsoft Office (I don't use office365 at home), a different login for skype, etc... on new installtions I disable onedrive, and avoid other "cloud" logins where ever possible.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
👍
@radicaldradcliffe4201 7 ай бұрын
I fixed mumy windows issues by installing debian lol
@desoneill5489 9 күн бұрын
I never log into my Microsoft account and have my Windows 10 lockedl down as far as possible. I have never used The Cloud and warn all my friend against using it. I also don't use Outlook but use Thunderbird. The idea to to use as little of Microsoft's products as possible. I don't use Skype. For backups I use a 5x4tb WD Red Hard Drive system (USB 3) which I only connect when I want to access the files there or perform backups. I also have a 1tb NVME hard drive off site held be a friend who I never phone or send an email. That keeps big brother out of the picture.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 күн бұрын
@desoneill5489 nice!
@jjsijbranda 5 ай бұрын
Totally agree with everything you told me. It has irritated me for years how control is taken over from your machine. The stupidity of making windows restore almost impossible to get to. The Uefi Bios is terrible. The override function to bypass the boot selection is often dramatic. I often look back to the good old days where you had more control over your machine and operating system.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
Agreed!💪
@derpydashdjblazekin 6 ай бұрын
i got out of the windows insider program after an update caused me boot loops with a blue screen of error never again am i running beta versions of any os as my main
@mitcharbiter3371 10 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you. It's MY computer, MY data and I am not going to add another dependency (that as you mentioned, can be hacked) between me and MY computer. In fact, I circumvent using the Microsoft account when installing/setting up the OS. It's bad enough that we've given up so much control over our computer in the HOME editions (which are verging on spyware).
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@CMI2017 10 ай бұрын
Totally right.
@MrCobalt 10 ай бұрын
I moved to Linux after Microsoft "accidentally" forced Windows 10 upgrades on a ton of users, myself included. Telemetry that can't be entirely disabled? No thanks. And the last 5 years have been amazing for gaming on linux, thanks to Valve's Proton framework. Honestly, I have no reason at all to return to Windows and I'm relieved for that. As you said, it's MY computer, MY data, and I prefer using an operating system that respects that entirely.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@MrCobalt 100% 💪
@kliajesal4592 10 ай бұрын
As long as you run windows, your computer is not your computer. It's Microsoft's computer, you're just allowed to use it. Local account, Microsoft account, as long as you're connected to the internet it doesn't matter. Switch to Linux.
@praetorxyn 10 ай бұрын
One huge negative of logging in with a MS account is if you use a password manager to generate huge random passwords like I do, it’s basically impossible to type your password in without the aid of your password manager anyway.
@John3_16_ 10 ай бұрын
Unreal Tournament let’s gooooooooo!
@praetorxyn 10 ай бұрын
@@John3_16_ Damn right! I've yet to see a multiplayer FPS since UT2004 that wasn't a disappointment compared to it.
@John3_16_ 10 ай бұрын
@@praetorxyn agreed. Did you ever try the new one (terminally in beta/early access sadly) before epic shut it down (because they seem to have abandoned anything good at this point)? I played it a little. It was actually quite reminiscent to UT99/UT2004. There is a player base keeping it alive with maps/servers if you look into it. Only takes a little finagling to get online with it.
@Gramini 10 ай бұрын
@@praetorxyn Cube 2: Sauerbraten is pretty good, but it's also kinda dead now. But some rounds with a couple friends is always a good fun.
@praetorxyn 10 ай бұрын
@@Gramini I never got to play UT2004 with friends anyway, as we only had dial-up and I didn't have friends to play LAN with at school anymore by then. But I've probably logged hundreds of hours with the bots and had a blast.
@robindieker6033 6 ай бұрын
you absolutely CAN use bitlocker without a msft acocunt. also - on home editions where yes, bitlocker is used, you are only able to login via a msft account - thats why the BL key should have been there. if its not either the windows account logon was bypassed or another account had the data. also you get reminded to backup your bl key (this happened once to me only though)
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
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@ithinkimhipster502 6 ай бұрын
I signed into windows with my microsoft account provided by my college email. The OS defaulted to storing my images on the cloud. Once I left college, my account was closed and all my photos were gone. I wish someone told me this sooner.
@johnliddard8107 10 ай бұрын
As an IT Professional practicing for 40yrs I could not have presented it better myself. Well said sir.
@poltergijstt 10 ай бұрын
I'm quite new to the profession, I have only been doing it for a couple of years after getting my degree. I have yet to meet an experienced IT Professional who has 1 good thing to say about using a Microsoft Account as your Windows user account.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! I appreciate that :)
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@poltergijs9959 there just doesn't seem to be a logical reason 🤷♂️
@poltergijstt 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy I notice a lot of people aren't even aware it's an option to use a local account, it's in the way Microsoft almost forces you to use a Microsoft account when first installing the OS. But I mean, what else is new ;)
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@poltergijs9959 agreed. Part of what motivated me to make this video 👍
@Starflare5 9 ай бұрын
Tip for Windows 11 users who want to set up a local account: DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY NETWORK. Infact, if you have the option, Turn Off your Wifi. If it cannot get to Microsoft, Windows is forced to have you create a local account ONLY.
@carlmichael5592 7 ай бұрын
Even that doesn't work anymore, Windows will just stop there until it finds a network. Microsoft are getting more and more devious
@theserpentes 7 ай бұрын
@@carlmichael5592 I just two days ago made a new install to a friend with Windows 11, just unplug the network cable, chose "not access to internet" and proceed to install it. That created local account, that I needed to create another for MS account to get the activation done, and then deleted that account.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
You can hit SHIFT-F10, type oobe\bypassNRO, restart and create a local account. For now 😂
@TragoudistrosMPH 6 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuyafterwards, do we have to do any other command prompts? It works, but I don't know if I'm free and clear or if there is more work to be done... Thanks!
@UlyssesM 2 ай бұрын
That's not true @@carlmichael5592
@Handle1916 5 ай бұрын
Thank you - this is the first sensible, fully informative comparison of MS and other procedures/programs. I have continuous issues with the whole MS setup. I don’t use OneDrive and various other problems. Great video! Kathy.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
Thank you, Kathy! Much appreciated 👍 ❤️
@jayzonely 3 ай бұрын
Good points. I'm a retired programmer with over 30 years experience who never had a Microsoft account. I manage my own backups and don't use Onedrive or any of the Microsoft office software. I bought two miniPCs this year with Windows 11 and did not have to create any Microsoft account in order to start using them. If anyone wants to use that stuff that's fine, that's their business, but it's not necessary in order to use the OS. Most of my work I do on FreeBSD or Linux anyway.
@ToaOnichu 7 ай бұрын
The measly amount of free storage space is what did it for me. Inexperienced as I was, I went along with the cloud storage because being able to transfer files from one computer to another is vital if, say, your old computer starts dying while you're still in college. But once I realized that I would have to pay for more cloud storage space to have everything in one spot despite my new laptop having close to a full TB of free storage, I had to figure out how to get my first 5GB worth of stuff off of oneDrive and into the same directory as everything else.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
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@Riley_1955 10 ай бұрын
I have used a Microsoft account for many years and I have come to the same conclusion as you ..... I don't need or want a MS account anymore so starting tomorrow I will be switching all my PC's (4 desktops) over to a local account ..... keep the vids rolling you have some very good info about computers.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate that! :)
@John3_16_ 10 ай бұрын
How about… switch over to Linux instead 🫡🤪
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@John3_16_ Stay tuned! Working on a new video called "Windows expert tries Linux for the first time". Thought it would be am educational video to show Windows users exactly how difficult a time they will have switching when ALL they know (like me), is Windows. Should be an interesting evaluation from a newb standpoint! 👍
@namtrng8479 6 ай бұрын
I know some of these stuff but never thought they would be a big deal. Thanks for the informative video.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
Glad to help
@Lars_Ziah_Zawkian 29 күн бұрын
Watching this saved my pc. Microsoft account was hacked and changed the email and password by some russian hacker. If i didnt watch your vid and had it linked into my pc i would've lost it.
@AskYourComputerGuy 29 күн бұрын
That makes me SO happy to hear!!! ❤️
@hipstersavy 9 ай бұрын
The moment I decided to take my online privacy seriously I realize how much I needed to change. Thanks for the explanation!
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
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@TragoudistrosMPH 6 ай бұрын
Advertising ID is mentioned in their settings, too. Bold of Microsoft to tell you they want to send you custom ads based on your usage and browsing.
@Tech-geeky 3 ай бұрын
not bold at all.... Google does the same.. Are you suggesting it's better NOT to know ?? Perhaps they shouldn't be gathering sensitive info, but that still doesn't refrain on not telling users.... I'd rather a honest company, and let me decide, then a dishonest one which doesn't reveal all (to some level)
@redf7209 6 ай бұрын
I had bitlocker on one of my machines but it arrived via software for a new drive that supposed to have added security. I can't remember whether it was a M2 drive, external SDD, hard drive or hybrid. I seem to remember it involved a change to a BIOS setting which later couldn't be undone.
@notyou2353 5 ай бұрын
One can bypass the mandatory Microsoft account creation during the out-of-the-box experience by disconnecting the device from the network (physical and wireless). This defaults the setup to creating a local account.
@pchilfe6309 8 ай бұрын
The first thing I do when I want to install Windows 10 is to unplug the Internet cable or turn off Wi-Fi. This allows you to bypass the Microsoft login requirement and have peace of mind. Great video. I absolutely agree with you! Greetings from Germany!
@ArgelTal_ 7 ай бұрын
you can also just chose this option while installing. At least this was last times i installed windows 10, lately i only install 11 and there it is also an option, while being connected to the internet.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
@ArgelTal_ 👍
@TheJacklikesvideos 7 ай бұрын
@@ArgelTal_ i've seen that option be funny. another youtuber had a video about this subject and showed it missing and how to get it back. @CreatureOFTheVoid mentioned it being hidden during install in another comment on this video a month ago. but just put "a" for both user and password and it will redirect to a private account. there's other ones that work, too, like "admin".
@ArgelTal_ 7 ай бұрын
@@TheJacklikesvideos Funfact, i have to correct myself i guess. I think the Option is only availiable at the Pro versions since i installed my first windows 11 home yesterday after a long time. And this option was not availiable!
@TheAdamAdy 6 ай бұрын
@@TheJacklikesvideos Is the "a" thing true? All the tutorials require you to use cmd and disable OOBE in order to bypass this
@H2VPROEternal 10 ай бұрын
Glad that Rufus has a skip Microsoft account option while making a usb flash drive
@Juliodax 10 ай бұрын
Exactly
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Upcoming video 👍
@Gregory_Eugene_Frazier 10 ай бұрын
Just run a cmd that will bypass that when installing the os. Numerous videos on how to do it are online. It's easier than most people think.
@BoraHorzaGobuchul 2 ай бұрын
@@Gregory_Eugene_Frazier have to make sure you didn't connect to the internet first now.
@Gregory_Eugene_Frazier 2 ай бұрын
@@BoraHorzaGobuchul That's why you write the instructions down before you do it.
@adamwest7953 5 ай бұрын
Great video, which confirms my suspicions against windows11. That is why I’ll still be using windows7 x64 on all my computers. Greetings from Europe.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
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@nancym1430 29 күн бұрын
I liked Windows 7...!
@MountainMan7.62x39 2 ай бұрын
You're pretty passionate about this. I can respect that.
@TianarTruegard 10 ай бұрын
This was useful to learn as someone going into the IT field. If I didn't need my machine to be able to run videogames, I would likely install Ubuntu Linux instead of MS Windows. Hopefully Linux becomes more broadly compatible with games in the future.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Agreed. Glad you enjoyed it :)
@squ34ky 10 ай бұрын
You could always dual boot. That's what I do. Using Mint as my daily driver and work machine, with a separate partition dedicated to Windows just for games that I could afford to lose.
@MrCobalt 10 ай бұрын
As I mentioned in another comment, the Proton framework that Valve maintains has made gaming on linux a thing now and it's constantly getting better. From Cyberpunk to Baldur's Gate 3, I've been playing games on linux now for years and it's been great. Some of them run better on linux, too. Anytime I run into an issue getting something to run, I can typically find the Steam settings on protondb and I'm set.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@MrCobalt good to know, because I'm working on a new video "Windows expert tries Linux for the first time". It will definitely get a mention 👍
@Kiritomens 10 ай бұрын
@@squ34ky If you have a Radeon card you could also set-up a KVM if you want to not be limited by the partition that you made. Also makes it easier to boot up if you ever quickly want to boot a game that doesn't run well with proton or wine.
@techguydilan 9 ай бұрын
I agree. The thing about the webless password reset is that it only works if you still have the same phone number. Just dealt with that with a customer. They forgot their PIN and also changed phone numbers. So the only way to get around that is to trigger a recovery and wait 30 days for the reset. That's not an exaggeration. In the future I will be making sure I setup clients to login locally.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
Smart! 💪
@bobbyr 6 ай бұрын
Working in IT MS accounts was the bane of my existence. Conflicts and lack of controls where the biggest headache for sure.
@n7ekg 5 ай бұрын
A good video! I appreciate the point that you can still log into your Microsoft account from a local account, something that most computer users don't know.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
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@Taikaru 8 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. I've always used a local account, but they're deliberately hiding and making it harder and harder to do. So glad I finally switched to Linux a year back after a Windows automatic update self destructed... never wanted to deal with the learning curve of a new OS, but it's worth it not to deal with Micro$oft's snooping and nonsense again!
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
Stay tuned. Currently working on a video called "Windows expert tries Linux for the first time". I want to show everyday Windows users with SOME experience just how simple or difficult it would be to switch to Linux - what works, what doesn't, etc. Naturally a VERY involved video idea, but it's in the works! 👍
@PropaneWP 8 ай бұрын
I've been using Windows since 3.1 and the latest developments are very concerning. It's now well over the line for what I consider acceptable. Linux works fine for my needs.
@voice.of.reason 8 ай бұрын
Getting fed up with windows. The move to linux is not far off@@AskYourComputerGuy
@riopato2009 7 ай бұрын
Learning curve is the real issue. Everyone is too lazy to learn it, let alone implement it. There's a reason why local accounts are getting harder to do. I believe that simplicity is more a factor than it is a conscience effort of collecting data or having access to data. Most people are careless of their data than they like to admit.
@riopato2009 7 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy I find it funny that Linux always comes up when it comes to Microsoft. Asking a Windows user to work with a Linux distro is just as ridiculous as a Mac user using a windows PC. Ironic considering that Mac Os is based on FreeBSD.
@trapfethen 10 ай бұрын
I would say that your approach of using your Microsoft account to do the initial setup and then immediately setting up a local account as your daily driver is the best. The reason being that most newer computers are coming pre-installed with bitlocker, and should you ever need to access your computer without your password, or in cases where the windows update freaks out bitlocker as happened with several computers during the migration to windows 11, having that bitlocker key automatically saved to your microsoft account was pretty handy. This is for non-technical users with limited or non-existent secret protection solutions.
@reaper15a 10 ай бұрын
Bitlocker freaking out, is one of the main reasons MS tells you when you go to upgrade to Windows 11, to turn off and disable Bitlocker.
@jabezhane 10 ай бұрын
The joy of MS now putting BIOS updates in Windows Update and not mentioning "oh turn off the Bitlocker!" Carnage!
@BrilliantDesignOnline 10 ай бұрын
Any machine with a pre-installed OS gets WIPED and MY clean Windows OS version gets installed: did I mention clean (using local account only).
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@BrilliantDesignOnline smart!💪
@user-no9wi4vu3x 9 ай бұрын
I never got the fetish about tools like Bitlocker etc. They’re a waste of resources and additionally a pain in the bum. If you want a decent enough data protection, e.g. in case your PC gets stolen, just use the HDD/SSD password protection that comes with every decent drive nowadays. For those of us not working at a 3-letter governmental institution, that’s a more than decent enough protection. Regular thieves won’t go through the complicated process of completely dismantling your drive to be able to get to your data, so any form of Encryption is like shooting midges with cannons. On top of that, you don’t need an overcomplicated password to protect your drive. It should just be something that’s easy to remember but HARD to guess. Apart from the obvious no-no’s, almost any word is as good as any other. Most drives lock up after like 3 attempts, and you have to power them down and back up before you get another 3 attempts. No thief, or unknown person will go through that process on the odd change of guessing right. They’ll just throw out the old disk and put a new one in. So, your data is almost guaranteed to be safe, case you PC gets lost. I’ve been using drive passwords for 10+ years now w/o any problem whatsoever. That being said, DON’T FORGET YOUR PASSWORD(!) (which btw. is true for any password, and also Bitlocker), because there’s absolutely no cheap way to get your data back(!)
@ConsciusVeritasVids 6 ай бұрын
These are a few of the many reasons I've been wanting to abandon Windows and switch to Linux, but the lack of familiar app and game support is what holds me back. If I could run all the programs I normally use on Ubuntu or Mint (without having to look for alternatives like GIMP to replace Photoshop, or use WINE) then I would kick Microsoft out the door forever, and I'm sure M$ is fully aware that many others would too, so lots of money passes hands under tables to ensure that doesn't happen.
@drpainsjourney 6 ай бұрын
I made that change for like 2 years ago, but I won't use either Ubuntu nor mint.... So I'm using arch distro instead. Boy, I am so happy I did the change! I have else used winBLOWS back since MS DOS 5.11 and Windows 2.0 ... No way I will go back to Winblows again.
@n7ekg 5 ай бұрын
@@drpainsjourney Ubuntu is too fat. The Debian-based distros are good for keeping your machine up-to-date. Arch is good, but it's diverged a bit from the mainstream, and many people find it rather difficult to administer and customize.
@n7ekg 5 ай бұрын
Have you actually tried? Most Windows programs will run with Wine installed on your Linux box, and there are many alternatives to Windows-only programs.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
@n7ekg 👍
@drpainsjourney 5 ай бұрын
@@n7ekg That I don't get, since as a novice in this Linux world, I find it away less difficult to customize etc. to my needs with arch, then like Ubuntu or Linux mint. To be fair, I always have easy time using PC, 14 days after I got my very, very first PC, I was hired as "Expert" and worked with pc for some years before nature kick my but, and I was forced to retire from work life. I was first on (like many other) Manjaro, but soon found something a lot more stable, and that was EndeavourOS, now I am on CachyOS (all have been running with KDE Plasma Desktop, I really don't like gnome) What works for me, might not be for others and the another way round.
@FSRain 2 ай бұрын
wow... thanks for making this video! the last bit on bitlocker settings being turned on for Home edition makes me shiver! I have always used local account logged in till some recent changes in windows (I think it was from Win 8/9 to Win 10) that prompted me to log in using microsoft account which I didn't think much and went ahead.. now that you have highlighted all the nasty things that Microsoft has been doing... I am gonna switch back to local account login, and yes, you are very right that logging in using local account still allows us to access our office 365 / office 2021 and older editions purchases, one drive files etc. Thank you!!!
@AskYourComputerGuy 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!!! ❤️
@kytechnelson 10 ай бұрын
For those that do decide to use an MS account for their login, or have their non-primary account setup to use MS authentication, I STRONGLY advise you setup Windows Hello authentication for the account using a Microsoft login (you can use a PIN if you don't have a biometric scanner on your computer and can even allow a PIN to be longer than 4 digits and include non-numeric characters making it a local-only password in effect). If you forget your MS account password, or get locked out of it due to having a compromised MS account, your PIN/biometrics will still work to unlock your device since the PIN/Windows Hello sign-in is specific to that one device, not synced to the cloud. Having a device that you can access that has/had been tied to your MS account may also improve your ability to recover your MS account. (Makes things a lot more similar to how an Apple/Google account works on mobile devices). I think that MS accounts will let you use email addresses that were removed for 2 weeks to a few months in the event of a breached account as well as part of the recovery process if you have some other way to prove you are the account owner (say with a linked device that was linked before having your account compromised).
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Good tips for those that choose to use MS logins 👍
@dyerseve3001 9 ай бұрын
Setting up various recovery methods is something to do on all "freemail" type of accounts, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Facebook. Too often people entirely lose access to their years of data in that free account. And the big companies generally don't have phone support or any way to reach out.
@mikfhan 9 ай бұрын
Yep, and don't save passwords in your browser or cloud based repositories. Lastpass were my password manager, then they got hacked. So now it's locally stored in KeePass with backups on multiple devices instead, changing passwords every x months.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
@mikfhan 👍
@Tech-geeky 9 ай бұрын
since when is a 4 pin better than a password? I guess its more memorable, but since people don't like using complexity anyway these days no matter what, why should it matter?
@SternLX 7 ай бұрын
Interesting video. You suggest all the same things I've been suggesting to friends and family for years. Personally, I use a NAS on my local LAN for backups. I've never, not once in decades have had a need for "Cloud Storage". OneDrive as a service doesn't exist on my machines. One of the first things in a long list of things that I remove after a new install(along with Feedback Hub). That's my biggest pet peeve about the Windows 10/11 installer. It just throws everything on the machine without asking. Yes, I know, I can create a custom installer but I shouldn't have to.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
Got a Synology NAS video in the pipeline 👍
@Vanadium 7 ай бұрын
I really dont understand why ordinary people want the cloud for everything. I stay out of that as long as I could. I think 90% of the people dont need the cloud.
@BouncingZeus 7 ай бұрын
@@Vanadium Because you can sell most people on "convince" It is why so much is by subscription or is all digital and can go away at any minute. Sony just told a bunch of people that a load of movies and shows you bought will be pulled from your libraries.
@TheMikePemberton 6 ай бұрын
@@VanadiumIt also makes it so my pics and phone are easily accessed without having to sign in to my machine each time. It sounds stupid when i say it but i find there really aren't a lot of great ways to get photos off your phone from your computer. the best option is connecting my phone to the computer with a usb cord and then its slow and often disconnects. the cloud always mirroring what images are on my phone is a nice convenience. I am someone who takes a lot of screen shots and pictures of something as reminders of things i have to get done. sometimes i use it for documents but having it for everything is not wise. those accounts can go bye bye for various reasons and your data is not as precious to the cloud companies as it is to us.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
@TheMikePemberton I use Photosync. Cost me $6 for life time license. I can transfer from iPhone to PC, PC to Android and back. Best money I ever spent
@JehuMcSpooran 5 ай бұрын
What really ticks me off is when Microsoft changes settings in your machine on the sly. I've had it a few times. Bitlocker turned on after an update was one. Another was turning on Onedrive backup and changing directory locations. On my fathers PC, I have set his Documents, Pictures, Downloads, etc to a User folder on the second drive, an HDD so his boot SSD won't fill up. After a random Windows update, his emails weren't working, his CAD files were missing from his program and his personal and some confidential information couldn't be found. What had happened was that the update had moved all his files to their default folder of choice so nothing was pointing to the correct directories. And once the files had been moved to this new directory, Onedrive "backed up" all his files to the cloud. To me, this is straight up theft of data.
@jcinaz 4 ай бұрын
Did you know that using a spinning hard drive as an external storage actually slows down the system? When the drive spins down, it has to spin up again whenever you access ANY file, even one that is on the internal SSD. It's a short interruption, and for me it's just enough to be irritating while knowing that accessing a file from an SSD should be nearly instantaneous.
@AskYourComputerGuy 4 ай бұрын
@jcinaz yes I'm aware. But in a system with built-in redundancy especially, you can't beat spinning HDD for long-term archival storage
@jcinaz 4 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy True. I use a spinning drive for backup purposes only, and it is only connected when performing a backup. My attached external SSD is twice the size needed since that helps to keep the performance working at its best. My internal SSD also never exceeds half of its capacity for the same reason. Data files are only in the external SSD or in the Cloud, OS files and applications are in the internal SSD.
@denisejohnson7686 5 ай бұрын
I did something weird with the mouse when i was closing a website! Suddenly, the screen went black and the word "Locking" appeared with a spinning arrow! I tried to stop it, no luck. Even worse, my laptop won't turn on now. The little lights for on are black. What have i done? What do I do next?
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
That is truly odd. Hold down power button for 20 seconds and try to boot Windows. That will force your machine "off"
@CIS101 8 ай бұрын
Makes sense. One reason I never had a Microsoft account is because I was a bit confused by Live, Hotmail, and Outlook. So I'm more accustomed the Work or School Account, but where Windows sign-in is local, or with a Microsoft Domain id. But that's changing now as more, and more users are signing-in to their computers with their Azure credentials.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
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@meyers0781 8 ай бұрын
I use it just because to play halo and forza and also sync in to edge but also because once, two years ago, google disabled account for no reason only to allow me to login after putting the right password and changing it. I still use gmail only for mandatory ones like google play but my main is now outlook. Planned to migrate to Proton Mail especially how my Proton Mail which is only used for verification mailbox is free of recorded pwns.
@JHatLpool 8 ай бұрын
This is a really good review and I agree with all of the points made. Also, for archiving and backing up your work, good quality plug-in USB hard drives are an alternative. You just have it sitting on your desk and plug it in to your laptop when you need it. In fact, nothing gives me more personal satisfaction than purchasing a USB hard drive from Toshiba/ Western Digital or Seagate. I feel like I am buying myself a Christmas present.
@tinear4 8 ай бұрын
Yes, I love my local backups. But how do I stop Windows from pestering me to setup OneDrive? I don’t want my data on your cloud storage, so GO AWAY, M$.
@meyers0781 8 ай бұрын
Ever since i knew ransomware and ever since i knew how SSDs aren't necessarily longer lasting than HDDs i put good care on not putting important files in internal drives. Not even android which could get lost or shorted.
@0Zed0 7 ай бұрын
@@tinear4 Try the startup tab in task manager and dissable onedirve in the there.
@benmyers9811 7 ай бұрын
Better still, buy an SSD with good capacity and an external USB3 container for it. SSDs are more reliable and way faster.
@jarrodbright5231 7 ай бұрын
USB drives are a great SPOF for your backups. Get a simple 2-bay NAS in RAID 1 so you'll have an opportunity to save your backups if a drive fails.
@iLLuMNaTi 4 ай бұрын
I agree 100%. Fantastic video. Excellent information. Wow. Nice job. Man, you NAILED it. I want to add that I already knew most everything you are talking about, but you just reinforced in concrete in my mind exactly how I feel about this subject. Thank you for this video. You just said exactly what I needed to hear. I will probably watch it again. It's that good.
@AskYourComputerGuy 3 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@yetijetn6360 7 ай бұрын
Linux, OpenBSD, Unix... It was ingrained in us to always have a user, NOT a "Super User" account. In Windows you can always reboot or worse flatten and reload. On a large machine shared by many users, admins had to shut down processes and Daemons, fix them and bring them back on a running platform.
@yoelstrikovsky 10 ай бұрын
To prevent forcing to create a Microsoft account during initial windows setup, make sure to disconnect the internet from the computer during the welcome wizard. that way Windows setup would offer you to skip that step and create a local account directly without ever needing to create a Microsoft account/user on the computer.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
That works if you have a LAN connection, but if you use wifi and don't disable it PRIOR to setup, you're going to be stuck creating a microsoft account. You can still create a local account afterwards, but it's still a pain.
@yoelstrikovsky 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy I have a LAN when I installed my Win11 4 days ago. but if you have a WiFi but there is no Wifi connection would it not work?
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@yoelstrikovsky I believe, even if you can't connect to a network, it still won't give you the option to skip. I could be wrong though
@yoelstrikovsky 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy worth the shot. I don't have a computer with WiFi only , so i can't test it out. maybe if you got time some day you can test it and let us know...
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Actually today is wfiey's birthday today so I'm taking some time for her. And I don't have any systems ready to be setup at the moment. Might just have to dig on Google for this one 👍
@nincaru3807 3 ай бұрын
I'm not tach savvy but I'd like to know, if I have OneDrive on my laptop and two iPhones, how else would these sync if I would eliminate signing in with my MS account? I'm truly confused but interested to know! Thanks
@danieldavidisson9906 5 ай бұрын
I have two computers. One runs Win 10 and the 11. I had been using the Windows 10 for PC for about a month and attempted to log into the PC with Windows 11, and I was locked out. It keeps telling me "wrong password" though I have not changed it. Fortunately I had done a full back up to a hard drive, and was told just to do a reinstall which I did. Upon reboot, I was asked for the password, that was still "wrong"
@AskYourComputerGuy 2 ай бұрын
Welcome to Microsoft 🥲
@robinpettit7827 10 ай бұрын
I always install a separate locally installed version of Office just to maintain the most compatibility to office documents.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Smart!!!
@harveybc 8 ай бұрын
All your points are well taken. When I set up my windows 10 I don't remember being asked about using a Microsoft account but that was a couple years ago so I could easily forget. Either way I went local as I don't like my accounts to be tied to a corporation. Privacy is my concern. I didn't know about the other downfalls. My wife set her own computer up and I found out she had used a Microsoft account until I was doing a favor for her and backing up all the 1000s of pictures on her phone. I had created my own account on the computer, local. I copied the pictures into a picture folder which I had to create?? A bit confused at that point so. When she logged in the pictures weren't in her picture folder. I switched logging into mine and could see the folder with the pictures. Long story short, I created a shortcut on her desktop so she could access them. What a mess.
@meyers0781 8 ай бұрын
I wouldn't store photos on cloud either since they can be erroneously flagged (like imagine having too many skintones will be flagged as pornography or how a random pattern is mistaken to be a sign for dangerous or racist organizations) and automatic flagging never learned. Got flagged multiple times on Facebook erroneously myself. A father in the US got banned from Google after sending a medical condition picture to his doctor and there is no malicious intent ever. Currently i store wallpapers in Google Drive but just to be safe it's all scenery, vehicles, pixel art, and abstract art. No humans or animals. It can be flagged wrongly.
@PippetWhippet 7 ай бұрын
That would have been the case if she had created a local account too though. As you say, privacy is your concern so, quite rightly, you can’t access the personal data of the admin of the computer that you’ve created a guest account on. You certainly can’t push your own personal data into their pictures folder without hacking.
@harveybc 7 ай бұрын
@@PippetWhippet In this case it wasn't trying to hack my data into their personal folders. It was confusions created by the fact that she had already moved some stuff from her phone into her folders and I was trying to finish for her. Where was the stuff she had already moved? Having just one account would have made it a lot simpler. During my years of supporting users in a corporate environment finding files was probably the most often problem I encountered. I can see having of computer storage as great for really important stuff that needs backup but it should be in a fashion that is understood. I suspect many average users who are using the microsoft accounts don't even realize their stuff isn't actually on their computers.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
@ABitWhippet 👍
@flareside259 6 ай бұрын
@harveybc when profiles are made they have their own storage space. So the "desktop, pictures, documents, downloads, music, videos" folders are separate for each user. They are located on the c drive in the Users folder. Easiest way to share between profiles is create a folder on the c drive directly or better yet create a new drive partition and put the items in there.
@sgtm7 5 ай бұрын
I agree. Once I quit working and am only maintaining residences and desktops in one country, I will definitely switch to only a local log in.
@johnranalletta9249 5 ай бұрын
When I installed W11, it didn't ask me to create a p/w. I created a local account. Fine, but now, when I try to log into the MS account, I'm asked for a p/w I do not have. What now? I have total access to W11 w/ the local account, so nothing's lost, but would still prefer the ability to log in with my MS account.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
If your MS account password isn't working, follow the steps on your PC or phone to reset the password
@IRDippy 6 ай бұрын
I don't even setup a new system with a MS login. There are various methods to skip this, and I highly recommend it, as initial setup can tattoo some settings that are annoying to get rid of. They're mostly minor, like account picture and stuff, but I do have to use Teams in a browser because of a MS account (they may have fixed this now, but since I use Teams for work, keeping it in a browser suites me). This might be because I converted a MS account to local, I don't remember, it's been too long. Suffice to say, I just don't even bother with my MS account anymore, and setup new machines with a local account right out of the box.
@truehighs7845 3 ай бұрын
I have grown fond of Ubuntu lately, much better for developing.
@stevedodd295 10 ай бұрын
Great video. You are correct that Onedrive storage is limited to 5GB. However with Office 365 your Onedrive storage is 2TB per user. You failed to mention that.
@davidanderson4091 10 ай бұрын
Correct, and that gives Microsoft a potential extra 1.995TB of your personal data to mine. I for one have never had a Microsoft Account, and I never will.
@jrapplefan2231 10 ай бұрын
You must pay each year for msft365. That is the catch. I have office and have paid 50$ for unlimited use. With all that money saved, I can buy a great NAS that is very very fast and do not need msft cloud that is slow and buggy. No msft account and their spyware. No Edge browser that is very dishonest and pushes their advertisement and fake news. The Nirvana!
@laoch5658 10 ай бұрын
@@davidanderson4091 and you think google isnt doing the exact same thing?
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Fair...and correct
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Smart 💪
@dfhm-pq2cf 4 ай бұрын
The eula says they have access to your private files…. Are there ways to prevent that? Can they still access your drives on a” local account”?
@KyleDriver 6 ай бұрын
I just did a fresh Install with my account is there a setting I can access to switch it back to a local account?
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
Yes, explained here 👍 9 Windows settings EVERY user should change NOW! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJ1giLJ9u7WYeWg.html
@yourfriendlydm6054 7 ай бұрын
I would like to say I really do agree with this except in one specific situation, and that is setting up Family users. When you want to setup simple cross-device management for child user accounts then using Microsoft Family with individual Live IDs for logins for your kids can be very beneficial. It is one area where you cannot get that same capability with just a local account and, at least from all that I have tried or investigated, requires your kids accounts to login with a Windows Live ID.
@DatamasterCorporation 6 ай бұрын
Do you also make your kids wear shock collars with a GPS in them?
@yourfriendlydm6054 6 ай бұрын
@@DatamasterCorporation No but by setting hours of activity I can set reasonable expectations for when they can be on electronics and when they should be off sleeping or taking care of other responsibilities. It also helps when I get a flag about a topic or website that was searched that came up as flagged if it's something we need to have a discussion about one-on-one or as a family, which has been tremendously helpful for my kids to learn about open communication and trust. I get that Microsoft Family (or any other access management system for family for that matter) may not be the solution for everyone. For us it has worked great. I simply was stating that for THAT specific solution, as per the subject of this video, you do have to use Microsoft accounts for it to work. There are many alternative options though!
@dimitriuss 6 ай бұрын
@@DatamasterCorporationare you suggesting being involved in your child screen time is somehow a tyrannical form of parenting? Very weird take bud
@DatamasterCorporation 6 ай бұрын
@@dimitriuss you're weird
@winelectronic101 6 ай бұрын
I'd like to clarify that this is part of Windows Defender (now known as Windows Security) which no longer requires an MSA. It behaves quite similarly to how the Parental Controls feature behaved in both Windows Vista and Windows 7.
@TheTimeBanditDude 9 ай бұрын
I’m glad you mentioned the Bitlocker thing, but it’s not Microsoft that enables Bitlocker or Device Encryption (Bitlocker’s little sister on Win Home devices) it is the OEM. Except in the case of Surface devices where MS is to blame for enabling it and not informing their customer. Dell is particularly bad at enabling this on customers systems during factory imaging and never telling them. If a client skips the MS account setup and opts to do a local account set up they are guaranteed locked out should the recovery key prompt show up and the disk gets locked.. if they HAD set up a Microsoft account during OOBE setup their recovery keys would be found in their MS account and they would have a way to get to their data and recover everything (unless something goes awry as you mentioned and the recovery key doesn’t work). This can be circumvented by setting up an MS account during OOBE setup, then deactivating/signing out of your MS account as it’s log in. Either way, since disk encryption is so unnecessary for average users, OEMs REALLY need to stop enabling it or at the very least ship systems with an info packet with giant lettered warnings and a printed recovery key explaining what they did with it. I’ve had too many tragic “no it’s all lost” conversations with Dell owners (and lately HP owners) because Bitlocker was enabled and something went wrong. Alternately I’ve been able to unlock nearly every single encrypted drive where somebody followed the steps to enable an MS account during initial setup and get their systems unlocked and recovered, which has been great. I appreciate you pointing out all of the other settings that most people don’t know they don’t need an MS account as an active login for too.
@YS_Production 9 ай бұрын
Without encrypted drives, any computer login (be it at POST or into Windows) is just for show. Take the disk out (if bios is PW protected and you can't boot your trusty Strelec PE) and you have all the data. Use any of the many available tools to reset the local account password and voila, you're on the desktop. This is a huge issue as one gets a false sense of security - the login to their desktop is password protected, they have to type the password every day after all. So how is it that someone could get the access to their stored banking, socials, work accounts, government site accounts etc. stored on the computer? So I wouldn't say encryption on a private computer is unnecessary, that would be a very uneducated thing for me to say.
@YS_Production 9 ай бұрын
A thing to add: I agree users should be better educated, should obtain the encryption keys on a paper with the new computer and be explained why they are important or that the users can turn the encryption off as well. But encryption causing loss of data is on par with loss of data caused by drives dying or of ther hard issues (power surge comes to mind) - users have no assurance for the safety of their data from the manufacturers. Same as with data loss due to the above, it's the user's responsibility to take measures to mitigate the risk (i.e. do backups) for the case of encryption issue. BTW, one of the causes of getting the prompt to enter the bit locker key is drive failure - for which everyone should know by now one needs to take precaution and backup data. (Another common cause is TPM failure).
@EduardoRamirez-em5qw 8 ай бұрын
I think its not the OEM, I can confirm its using the microsoft account with you device. I did format my new computer with the medía creation tool (win10) because I don't want the bloatware from the oem (its enough with the windows one ) then later I got the win 11 automatic update. Then the motherboard failed. I put my ssd to an external adapter to transfer the files to a new machine and surprise!!!!!
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
@EduardoRamirez-em5qw there is much controversy over this - some say it's OEM, some say Microsoft. A deeper dive is probably necessary here
@richardkarsdorp3386 8 ай бұрын
I have seen so many laptops recently from OEM’s that have bitlocker enabled but not activated (mostly win pro) and even those are hell because that means that your pc is locked and you can get the key but you will never get the prompt to actually save the restore key but you have to actively look for it yourself… the fact that you open control panel and enable bitlocker and it’s instantly encrypted created some suspicion for me, so the for next device I used “manage-bde -status” and guess what it was encrypted without a key. I am not saying I use Github windows keys personally for my private devices…. But for me it starts to become sort of acceptable that if a big company is allowed to screw you over, a personal consumer uses a trick to upgrade to windows pro to disable a lot of this shit isn’t to much of a crime. And I wouldn’t judge them. Others might disagree with my vision. Btw my first study laptop screwed me over this way (windows 10 pro on a HP Probook 450 g7) it did taught me to use proper backup so that was a win though 😅
@EternalGaze8 5 ай бұрын
I really need your help. I’m so confused on licensing. I just upgraded my pc and it has 11 pro. I never used it before. Only 10. So when I went to adjust my sound preferences it’s locked behind a (activate windows paywall). I thought all these year I has a key. But turns out that was the default key. So how was I getting everything right now windows 10 this entire time? I’m so confused. So when I go to local user can I adjust my settings? I’m so pissed at micro soft. They keep adding more shit. They want an online connection on installation because they bomb you with ads.
@Azmodon 7 ай бұрын
Great review and spot on privacy advice. I keep 2 towers, one for gaming and life, the other is just storage made of the last computer build. It has 5 or 6 hard drives currently, soon to be +1. Basically whenever I build a new computer, I get a new drive just for it, and the old hard drive goes into the second tower, from there I can duplicate whatever as a backup when one of those drives fail, I think the oldest surviving drive is nearly 20 years old lol... no cloud, no nothing. If I want to copy something over to the main computer, thumb drive or email. Only issue I see coming is all new builds will be M.2, so expansion cards / multislot motherboard for the next one to prepare.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
Nice! 💪
@atussentinel 7 ай бұрын
with ipv6 it’s also possible to expose part of your nas storage to the internet and use it as a personal cloud. Likely the upload bandwidth will be limited, should be fine for documents and such. The hassle is all the security is now on yourself.
@goat-eyes 6 ай бұрын
"Oh there's a video here? Thats cool. Im here to talk about me. Nothing interesting or unique."
@jeancarvalho3930 6 ай бұрын
@@goat-eyes neither you have added anything interesting.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
Curious to know how many other channels have hidden you from view if these are the kind of "contributory" comments you leave. Or is it just me?
@knavekid 10 ай бұрын
Whenever I install Windows on a computer, it wants me to either login using my Microsoft account or to create a new Microsoft account. I simply disconnect the Internet connection and choose create a new Microsoft account. When it fails to connect to Microsoft, only then will it offer me the option of creating a local account. No one in my family has a Microsoft account Windows login on any of their Windows computers.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Smart!
@aletheia333 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for confirming what I've always knew! I've always logged in only in a local account for many years with Windows (98-2000-XP-Vista-7). I just want to know how to get rid of that constant sollicitation of switching to the Microsoft account in the start menu underneath my user avatar in Windows 10 please?
@masti733 3 ай бұрын
I have an MS account and a local account. I use the MS account as my work profile and the local for personal use. A concern I have is that when I setup one drive on my local account. The local account profile photo that I added separately has now become my MS account profile photo when I log onto MS via a browser. So has MS account got excess tendrils in my local account?. All very unexpected and a bit disconcerting.
@barbury-loves-islands 10 ай бұрын
ONE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND PERCENT! Thank you SOOOO much for putting this video and its statement out into the world! Hopefully it helps as many people as possible to be aware that any companies acting as big brother are problematic to their lives, and that they can choose to be safer and simpler without big brother's help...in this case on their newly purchased MS OS Computer. "MANUAL OVER-RIDE, CAPTAIN"
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
💪👍🍺
@Tech-geeky 9 ай бұрын
😆 ....until Apple does the same thing that is... Apple won't do the same thing 🤞
@bobmcbob4399 9 ай бұрын
Linux install captain?
@gex581990 8 ай бұрын
Yes that’s an easy way to have better privacy but there are also ways to have an account while maintaining privacy and locking out telemetry. It’s definitely a lot of work, I make a custom iso with lots of scripts and stuff to make sure as much of that is removed and whatever is left is locked down. I do a lot of developing and using my account is too convenient and contains my keys for lots of programs
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@AtlasStreamTTV 6 ай бұрын
well i did changed to local and pin got removed and didn't used the password cause my system got ready to use like 5 sec faster and then suddenly my windows got a bug and it didn't boot and couldn't get recovered even with registers backup so i think its not worth the 400g downlaod for me
@nonielon 5 ай бұрын
yeah my email got hacked and im using administrator on my microsoft ut i think i need new email to secure my computer right? coz this hacker can login ? into my computer because of my info email password phone and full name
@Texas1FlyBoy 7 ай бұрын
Great video. We need to open more eyes to this problem. Even if you don't use a Microsoft account to login to your computer, Microsoft is *still* gathering way tooooo much info about your activities. *EVERY* click to open a folder or file or application, or installing or removing an application (and LOTS more!), is telemetry that is getting sent to Microsoft. I use a separate, third-party firewall that allows me to monitor and *block* this violation of privacy. Their claim to "making the product better" is BS.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
👍💪❤️
@epyleptik1381 9 ай бұрын
As a support person with 40+ years in the game, this has been book marked. Will keep this as a reference for my argumentative clients who wish to use a Microsoft login and/or BitLocker. That said, I've taken on clients because they've been bit by either of these choices previously.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
Thank you! That means SO much! 💪👍
@StuartSeaton 2 ай бұрын
I just changed to a local account and now everything acting weird - it's now taking my old password with the new username? And sometimes accepting the new password (basically the same password but the last letter repeated) what is going on? Something about not being able to get the bloody OneDrive App to work and Windows Hello.. I don't really know what is going on exactly what password or PIN to use now!
@maneeshparihar 6 ай бұрын
I keep bitlocker turned off and I also uninstall one drive and use it with my hotmail account and its easy that I dont need to remember local user passwords for 3-4 different machines that I use. Do you think doing above two and still using MS account to login solves major complaints ?
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
Depends on the complaint. I hear quite a few LOL
@Kehvan 8 ай бұрын
I will say though, for home users with a Microsoft 365 account, you get more storage than 5 GB. It's 1 TB I do believe, and the synchronization across multiple devices is a nice convenience. As well, you have the ability to choose which folders are replicated to the cloud. Professionally, my general routine for set up of new systems is to create a local account as the initial "super user" account with administrative rights, then the machines is attached to the AD which is maintained locally and not Azure Active Directory. The user will log in with the rights and permissions I've established through my DC and then I'll connect the users' Microsoft 365 account to that AD account.
@AskYourComputerGuy 8 ай бұрын
👍
@arnezbridges93 7 ай бұрын
Yass, but as soon as you miss payment your locked out of your data.
@arnezbridges93 7 ай бұрын
Yass, but as soon as you miss payment your locked out of your data.
@AskYourComputerGuy 7 ай бұрын
@arnezbridges93 true
@TheJacklikesvideos 7 ай бұрын
a 1TB drive is cheaper than a Microsoft 365 account and it's a one time payment and lasts a decade.
@MrPir84free 10 ай бұрын
I appreciate you spreading the word. FWIW, I am fairly sure that if a 3 letter federal agency asks Microsoft for confidential information from someone's computer, their account, or similar, like many corporations, I'm fairly sure that it won't take an actual warrant to get it. Many corporations open their hands the moment that the feds ask for information, and that's without asking for a valid warrant for the information. Worse, you, as the owner/user won't know because it's done completely behind the scenes. That information could conceivably include local passwords, any information backed up, the bitlocker keys that are there to supposedly safeguard your data, etc.. Worse side of all of that is while it's considered your data, with others having access to your data, what does it take to actually slip in something that would incriminate someone; you know, add in some false evidence.. It's almost insane to trust any corporation with your data as it's for convenience and data harvesting that they provide such services; and most won't side on protecting your data from the feds, let alone any hackers out there.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
You're probably right. But why just offer it up anyway? At least give yourself a little bit of peace of mind that you're "protecting" yourself 😂
@reaper15a 10 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy Anything you login to online is this way. Even right here with YT ...
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@reaper15a agreed! Had someone comment the other day that they "loved my videos but obviously I don't care about privacy because I have a KZfaq channel". After staring at my screen, and realizing they ALSO have logged into KZfaq, I'm like..."you do realize you have to login to access your channel and create videos for other people to tell you that?' Some privacy is simply skipped over because we have to. Simple as that.
@amicaaranearum 9 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has consistently held that you don’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy in any information you “voluntarily” share with third parties. E.g., United States v. Miller, 425 U.S. 435, 443 (1976).
@amicaaranearum 9 ай бұрын
@@AskYourComputerGuy You can limit the impact of using KZfaq by segregating KZfaq to its own browser, using a dedicated KZfaq account that you don’t use for other Google services (and which is not linked to your main phone), and using a VPN. This combination makes it more difficult to track you using cookies and browser fingerprinting. But you have to be extremely careful and disciplined; a single screwup can result in more connections being made across devices and platforms.
@TedBackus 6 ай бұрын
i used to do physical backups, clones, or recovery images for a new PC, but the micorsoft option works some what good. ive found it simple enough, although i dont use it, i do use it for my friends and family's laptops which they take out of the home.
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
👍
@Happy-Trails-To-You 4 ай бұрын
While setting up a new Windows 11 home edition computer for a friend, I did not even create a MS account for that laptop or ever log into it. I created a local account only and set up the computer that way. Why would one need to initially set up a MS account at all? What am I missing.
@AskYourComputerGuy 4 ай бұрын
Nothing, you nailed it 👍
@AVNetworkGuy 9 ай бұрын
As a past Microsoft OS Beta tester, I would recommend the local account if possible. I did notice the last PC I was setting up came preloaded with Windows 11 and didn't allow me to create a local account. I don't use Windows anymore unless its work related.
@AskYourComputerGuy 9 ай бұрын
👍
@edwardmacnab354 7 ай бұрын
using the PIN is the same thing as a local account. You need to set up a PIN login
@stevenanderson3205 10 ай бұрын
Been using a local account for years and tell others to do the same thanks for the video.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
You got it!
@Kyaint 6 ай бұрын
How do you switchhh to local????? I just gave my girlfriend my old computer I never had any Microsoft problems. But when we wiped the computer and started it it made her sign in with Microsoft. The problem is now every time she turns on it sends her an email to get a code to type in and use her computer. How do I get it back to how I had it. Just turn it on and type int your password.
@AskYourComputerGuy 6 ай бұрын
This video shows you how to switch: 9 Windows settings EVERY user should change NOW! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJ1giLJ9u7WYeWg.html
@rdsii64 6 ай бұрын
Is bit locker automatically turn on when you log in with a microsoft account?
@AskYourComputerGuy 5 ай бұрын
Drive Encryption, yes. On Pro, BitLocker enables
@Chraan 8 ай бұрын
What drives me nuts the most is that I am forced to have a PIN on my computer at home. If someone ever accesses this machine who is not supposed to, then I have a completely different level of problems than worrying that he might access my computer. And for whatever reason this "feature" can by no means be turned off when you use a Microsoft account.
@manictiger 7 ай бұрын
I mean, they can just boot from Linux Mint on a USB stick and bypass the login altogether. However, online login sucks, simply because, instead of having someone have to physically boot your PC from a stick, thousands of hackers can and will get access to your password. Mine is in the wild (Even Credit Karma was able to nab it from the black market and warn me about the breech), but I made sure it's pretty useless, because I don't cross contaminate anything, and I don't trust the cloud with anything important, ever, at all.
@adamjudis 10 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you. For Windows 10 or 11 Home edition it is called "Device Encryption" and it will automatically encrypt the local drive if the machine has a compatible TPM (2.0 or higher) and the user logs into Windows with a Microsoft account. The key is backed up to the Microsoft cloud. Of course if you decide to use a Microsoft account the the Windows login (which I don't recommend either) you absolutely must be sure 2FA is enabled or you could lose everything. You could of course enable the option for OneDrive to keep a local copy of the files on the drive, at least this gives you a failover. Good video and very good points you mentioned, thx for sharing.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
Good points you make as well! Thanks! 👍
@charginginprogresss 10 ай бұрын
> and it will automatically encrypt the local drive if the machine has a compatible TPM (2.0 or higher) and the user logs into Windows with a Microsoft account. Nope. It encrypted both my local and secondary drives and without logging into a ms account. Everything by itself, without telling me anything. Fortunately from inside windows you can just go to the options, disable it and it decrypted the disks for me immediately. Still, sheesh.
@AskYourComputerGuy 10 ай бұрын
@charginginprogresss "sheesh". That's a very mild way of putting it 😂😂😂
@loganmedia1142 10 ай бұрын
That's interesting, because Bitlocker on Pro doesn't work like that. There is no automatic encryption and you're explicitly informed that you should backup your recovery key, although it doesn't force you to do so. It even has an additional protection where it won't allow you to store the recovery key on the drive it is going to encrypt. But the drive on my laptop which came with the Home version of Windows 11 wasn't encrypted and it didn't encrypt it during setup. When I upgraded to the Pro version Bitlocker became available, but I still had to go to the relevant panel and turn it on.
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