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Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • 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.
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[–] [email protected] 243 points 4 months ago (76 children)

I was able to circumvent all of this on my Windows 10 machine, by installing Linux Mint.

I didn't even have to throw out my PC for not being good enough for Windows 11.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is what I'm going to have to do as well since my computer isn't compatible with Win11. The only thing I'm worried about is gaming.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Depends on what you are playing, but gaming in Linux has come a long way. Some games won't work due to companies not enabling their (rootkit) "anti-cheats" for Linux, but other than that, there's more and more games that simply work by the day. Check out https://www.protondb.com/ to get an idea of what's working at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

There are games for me on Windows 11 that won't run but will just fine on linux, and vice versa. For games that won't run or run well enough on linux, I have windows dual booted, but that's all i will use it for. Also I nice little boot U.I. that pops up every time I power on or restart my pc so i can pick which i want to load up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I bought a SteamDeck as a way to test and see what works and what doesn't on Linux. So far all my games have run with no issues.

I'm likely going to be posting and searching through a lot of Linux forums as Win10 gets closer to EOL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also, ProtonDB might not always be right with their ratings. For example, Dead by Daylight is marked as "Silver" though it's been working perfectly with no tinkering. I think the ratings take time to improve?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

You might misunderstand how their "ratings" work - they simply collect all reports and when people had trouble with the game before, and gave a negative or "tinkering required" rating, it will show in the overall stats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Steam has built in Linux compatibility that you can turn on for all games and has been working great for me. Lutris and Wine provide other compatibility options.

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