• Win10 Pro vs a Microsoft account

    Posted on November 11, 2016 at 14:42 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    Interesting question from DD:

    Several weeks ago, I started experiencing a cascade of several different BSOD errors. I was never able to determine the root cause(s) so I restored C:\ from a backup image. (All my data is on a D: partition). After that, I updated to Windows 10 pro 1607. Now I have messages popping up that nag me to fix a problem with my Microsoft account. However, I set up Windows 10 with a User account. AFAIK, the only things Windows needs a Microsoft account for is the Windows Store and Cortana; and I haven’t needed either one. The only MS thing I have linked to my old Hotmail address is my xbox.
     
    Is there a compelling reason to do this?

    If I do, will it change how I log into this machine?

    If I don’t, is there a way to disable these messages?
     
    Thanks!

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