Has Microsoft done something to mess up Microsoft accounts in the past week or so?


I had a serious issue past 1 week where Windows would randomly throw me out at the lockscreen. My local admin password didn't work and I was greeted with a message: "This account is locked and may not be logged on to." Rebooting the PC, I was greeted with AMD fTPM was reset. But it still didn't allow me to login. What finally worked was unplugging the LAN cable. Is this some kind of Virus or Windows issue? LAter I ran a full Windows Defender scan and it came clean.

Strange things going on and it seems like Microsoft has totally lost it !
 

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z3r010 said:
Microsoft explicitly states in their Services Agreement: ‘We don’t claim ownership of Your Content. Your Content remains yours and you are responsible for it.’
Here’s the official document: Microsoft Services Agreement
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Do you really think they care about that? What amounts to a de facto ownership?

lol, I have a bridge to sell you if you do....

Not to mention after numerous ways to 'lock' yourself out of your own account. What then becomes of your documents when you can't get at them or after you die?

Surprise surprise.
 

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cheaterslick said:
Do you really think they care about that?
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Yeah, because I don't wear a tin foil hat.


cheaterslick said:
Not to mention after numerous ways to 'lock' yourself out of your own account. What then becomes of your documents when you can't get them or after you die?
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You need to be pretty stupid to get locked out of your account.
 

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cheaterslick said:
What then becomes of your documents when you can't get them or after you die?
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The issue about not being able to access your documents after you die is not a Microsoft issue, it's because you're dead, you're not accessesing anything :facepalm:
 

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z3r010 said:
Yeah, because I don't wear a tin foil hat.
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Neither do I. After 30 years of having to have to use them, my jadedness hasn't worn thin.

z3r010 said:
You need to be pretty stupid to get locked out of your account.
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Must be lots of 'stupid' people here, then. These types of threads here are endless. Not that I'm complaining about that.
 

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z3r010 said:
... it's because you're dead, you're not accessesing anything :facepalm:
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No, Microsoft is.

And it's not just Microsoft that does it. All big tech does it. You upload any documents/information to them, they now own it. De facto, or otherwise...
 

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Nonsense.
 

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TraderGary said:
Before I went passwordless I made sure that my Microsoft Account had multiple ways for me to identify who I was. I have four ways.
1. eMail
2. SMS Texting
3. Microsoft Authenticator on Android.
4. Passkey

I've got myself fully covered.
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Okay, I have done it: My two Microsoft accounts are now passwordless.

However, I still have one weird issue with my accounts, but that's a separate issue so I'm going to post a separate thread about that because I'm simply not finding any info that helps me online or in AI for this.
 

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