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Setting up a new #Windows box and Microsoft uses every dark pattern in the book to get you to set up a #WindowsHello PIN. * Forced setup on install. * "Remove" PIN button grayed out. * Had to use "Forgot PIN" -> "Cancel" to clear it. * Next login *requires* adding a PIN anyways!Permalink On twitter.com
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You have to turn off #WindowsHello altogether to suppress this, which *nothing* tells you to do. Am I crazy for wanting to use a simple password to login? How is this acceptable? I hope the PM who got promoted on these increased engagement numbers enjoys their comp increase.On twitter.com
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Also apparently you *cannot* change your username for a Microsoft account AFAICT, it just uses the first 5 characters of your email address. I'm the *only* user, it doesn't need to be globally unique. Could it not just pick my first name?!?!Permalink On twitter.com
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I get that 99% of users don't care about a username, but this is encoded into the filesystem (C:\Users\$USER), is it that unreasonable for users to change it? What is the value in a Microsoft account again? Why am I using this when I could just make a local account?Permalink On twitter.com
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Leaked screenshot of real #Windows source code.Permalink On twitter.com
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Today my machine booted with "Setup #Windows Hello" as the *default* login option which I didn't see until after I put in my password and hit enter. It then forced me into a setup screen *with no exit button* and wouldn't even let me shutdown the computer or enable a11y options.Permalink On twitter.com
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