Microsoft really, really wants you to use a Microsoft Account with your Windows 11 PC.

Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn’t install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the company your data, you can still switch to a local account after the fact. Microsoft even had instructions on how to do this on its official support website - or at least it used to…

    • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      When was the last time you used it? These days, VS Code is on par with any high-quality IDE. And it works well on Linux, which is a bit of a surprise.

    • Miaou@jlai.luEnglish
      21·
      5 months ago

      I hate that it’s only open source on the surface, but besides clion or a highly customised vim setup, I don’t think anything comes close to it.