• Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins.
  • Instructions once available, now missing - likely due to company’s preference for Microsoft accounts.
  • People may resist switching to Microsoft accounts for privacy reasons, despite company’s stance.
  • johannes@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl
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    4 months ago

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

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

    In my humble opinion :)

    • gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

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

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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        4 months ago

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

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        4 months ago

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

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

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