Urgent: Microsoft Is Locking Users Out Of Local Accounts On May 20th! Hardpoint Tech

URGENT: Microsoft is Locking Users Out of Local Accounts on May 20th!
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true?

 

I doubt it highly. First, EVERY tech site would be blowing up with this "news"; second, there are too many corporate instances where local accounts are necessary.

I suspect that Microsoft knows that they've gotten what they can by forcing Windows' initial installation to be via a Microsoft account, and that's what most users will do...especially the youngsters who know no better. Those of us who remember the wild and woolly days where the user reigned are a dying breed, and Microsoft can afford to play the long game.

All of that being said, however, I will keep my eyes out for anything on this topic.

 

Read these before panicking:

https://www.neowin.net/news/mandato...on-be-gone-as-even-windows-11-makers-hate-it/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-local-account-microsoft-account/

Granted, these came out a couple of months ago, but I think this is the more likely scenario.

(Thank you to @Raza0007 at Wilders for reminding me of the first article.)