I guess there is a password recovery feature with Microsoft accounts, but people don’t remember which email they signed up with?
Maybe it would help to read the initial reddit thread and not this article.
Step one, be forced to create a Microsoft account.
Step two, create the account with a password you are SURE you remember
Step three, create a PIN so you never have to enter your password
Step four, forget your password
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 weeks ago
people don’t remember which email they signed up with
No. We are the top 5%-10% of users
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
You can still force local account.
On setup: Shift + F10 -> click into the CMD window (it opens unfocused)
cd oobe bypassnro
And do not connect to network until you finish setup.
Disabling auto updates was also very simple and intuitive. Couldn’t be easier.
Meta + R -> Type gpedit.msc and press enter -> On left click Administrative templates -> All settings -> Configure Automatic Updates -> Select option 2, Enabled and Apply
kernelle@0d.gs 3 weeks ago
Bypassnro is the old method, no longer working since 24H2. I’ve tested this method on GitHub and it works for normal AND S-mode devices.
- Ctrl + Shift + J before selecting secondary keyboard layout (sometimes you need to click on the outside borders of the form so the dev console pops up)
- Type this (can use autocomplete): WinJS.Application.restart(“ms-cxh://LOCALONLY”)
- Setup with local account
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I’m still creating local accounts using the bypass in the auto unattend file.
If a drive is crypto locked and there is only a local account, it might as well be wiped if nobody has a password.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
Step 5, recover password?
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 weeks ago
That’s if the password recovery feature was set up properly.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
Heaven forbid people take any personal responsibility.
OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Most likely this is the #1 reason. When Passkeys will become more popular, that will be another problem for regular users unless there is an easy account recovery option.
Another possibility could be switching to local account and deleting MS account, but I would imagine that is more rare and most people would just abandon account. Then it can become the same issue with forgotten password though.