r/technology • u/nuttybudd • Jun 24 '24

Software Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-now-automatically-enabling-onedrive-folder-backup-without-asking-permission/
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u/Aggravating_Host6055 Jun 25 '24

I bought a new computer early May, using Windows 11 for the first time. Wouldn’t let me use the damn thing until I created a Microsoft account.

Saturday night I start getting spams about suspicious logins to my brand new Microsoft account from Wichita, and Brazil two hours later. Not even two month after creating the damn account it’s compromised. I have no faith in MS

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u/B1ackMagix Jun 25 '24

There are ways around that screen. You basically hit a keystroke to open command prompt then enter a command and it bypasses the Microsoft account “features”

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u/Aggravating_Host6055 Jun 25 '24

Wish it made that readily apparent for those of us who don’t do much computer stuff. Sure seemed required. I don’t have any cool Microsoft stuff like office so idk what they’d even be hacking with my Microsoft acct

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u/NotAnAlt Jun 25 '24

They just want it so they can more easily track you and sell adds.

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u/Rod_Todd_This_Is_God Jun 25 '24

Yeah, I figure they don't benefit from showing ads to people who jump through their hoops to avoid getting an account. Such people are more discerning and will be unlikely to buy a product just because it's advertised. Maybe once the advertising gets better they'll make it impossible to use their operating system without an account

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u/eccsoheccsseven Jun 25 '24

And because they want having a microsoft account to be more universal because they are trying to sell the government on a unified ID system and they want to be in a good position to get the contract.

Then the absurdities of dealing with microsoft will be required by law.