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Last edited by badrobot; 06 Apr 2015 at 22:55.
For one thing, MS insists on long, complicated passwords. I for one prefer short, easy-to-enter passwords, since my machine is not going to be invaded in my own living room. I really like the new scenario where you have your MS account for downloading, *and* a local account for everyday usage.
Apparently you've never actually used Windows 8 on an AD Domain. It doesn't work the way you think it does. You log in with your AD credentials, and then you can associate a Microsoft account with your AD account. You can't log in with those credentials, but it allows you to access MS account protected resources, like OneDrive or Outlook.com.
I use a Microsoft account. Syncing is useful for reminders. Enter a reminder/date on any device and it comes up on the others. I use netplwiz in order not have to enter a password when logging into the computer. It was only reading this thread that made me think to look up what 'netplwiz' means. It's short for, 'Network Places Wizard'. Now that's something that most people probably knew already ..and so do I now.
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Somehow they still manage to get your feedbacks and pop up questions even on local account. I think there's a program within 10 that detects how frequently you click on something and pop questions about it. Then at the bottom there"s a link for "Send us more feedbacks" (or something to that effect) to get you to logon on your MS acct.
Long and complicated passwords are a suggestion for MS Accounts, because as you understand your machine is not going to be invaded in your own living room, but your MS Account could be invaded from anywhere in the world.
I use my MS Account not for benefits but because I have it (so why not use it?), but I have set up a PIN number for my machines because my MS Acct PWD is too long and complicated to write all the time.
Though the future shows another direction now in MS suggestions about passwords. The usage of a PIN , either 4-digits or longer and a second factor authenticator via TPM technology.