Recent content by CrazyBob126

Hmm, weird. I've never toggled this before, and it's ON by default, but Windows Search would sometimes show Suggested to me instead of Recent.

Nah. I am referring to what is shown in the left half.

So I noticed that when I open Windows Search, sometimes it shows my recently opened/searched items but other times it only shows suggested apps. I don't think I've changed any significant Windows settings. I remember this weird switching happening occasionally on Windows 10 as well. Does...

I have a Chinese friend who switched from his Microsoft account to a local account because he couldn't stand having to enter a password every time he turned on his computer. I asked him if the computer that he switched to a local account was listed in the devices page of his Microsoft account...

Would removing my Microsoft account from "Accounts used by other apps" and adding it back by signing into Microsoft apps like Office or Mail be a viable way to get the device listed in my Microsoft account again while keeping the local account?

My device definitely used to show up on the Devices page of my Microsoft account even though I was using a local account on my laptop. I remember it well because I tried to enable two-step verification for my Microsoft account a few months after I purchased the laptop, and then I was surprised...

Hey there. I've been using a local account on my laptop for over seven years, and I think my device has been listed to a Microsoft account for the past seven years as well, probably because I've been using their Mail, Xbox apps and Office 365 with my Microsoft account (but for my PC it has...

Hey there and sorry for hijacking OP's thread after a whole month, but I'm particularly interested in keeping my PC using a local account while having the device listed in my Microsoft account. So I've been using a local account on my laptop for over seven years, and I think my device has been...