@chrisgardner2548
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
@Zotalofen
I still remember Windoes 98 when there was no need to login to anything it was just a computer. I miss that.
@DavidCNZZ
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
@itftcomputers
As an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@TheGameBench
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.
@icecreamjunkie6790
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.
@richarddaugherty8583
Excellent presentation. Retired IT guy here... used to be a Sr. Application Developer. You are spot on!
@renx215
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.
@strukitru
As an IT professional with no years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@MicheIIePucca
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.
@Vousie
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...
@praetorxyn
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.
@rayfalciola6163
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.
@mabroukali1598
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.
@pchilfe6309
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!
@mitcharbiter3371
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).
@johnliddard8107
As an IT Professional practicing for 40yrs I could not have presented it better myself. Well said sir.
@sparklenebula6042
As an IT unprofessional with 20 years of experience, I agree with you 100%.
@1986Unlimited
These were exactly my experiences, my thoughts and feelings..word for word.
@LedoCool1