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Re: Windows 11 won't work offline

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On 6/22/2024 6:02 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:31:12 +0000, Jack <noreply@mandrill.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 21/06/2024 10:07, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>> I saw a bloke complaining on a Facebook group that his new Windows 11
>>> laptop won't work offline.
>>>
>>> My wife has a Windows 11 laptop, which doesn't seem to have any
>>> problem in working offline, so I assume there is some kind of setting,
>>> perhaps related to the use of Microsoft One Drive, which might be
>>> preventing his computer from working offline.
>>>
>>> Can  anyone give any advice on solving this problem?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> There are two kinds of Accounts in Windows 11. Microsoft Account and 
>> Local Account. The default is Microsoft Account when you first try to 
>> install or setup windows 11. This requires Internet access. So the guy 
>> on Facebook must have created a Microsoft account without which you 
>> can't login to your Laptop or desktop. You can tell the guy on Facebook 
>> to disable Microsoft account and start using Local account. 
> 
> Thank you, that's exactly what I wanted to know. 

When you define an MSA, it is possible to set up a PIN afterwards,
which resolves locally. The PIN is not necessarily a four digit number
like at the bank. A PIN can be an arbitrary sequence such as LetMeInStupid.
You would make a PIN for yourself, that is easy to remember, versus
the xxxYYY123*/%... kind of password you might be using for the MSA.

lucky@gmail.com        gmail-password-value                   (when actually using GMAIL)
lucky@gmail.com        Microsoft-separate-password-for-MSA    (when logging in as Lucky)

Those two passwords do not have to be the same, and for
exploit purposes they should not be the same. Neither should
the passwords be crackable with a dictionary attack (no 12345 on those).

The "SIgn In Options" may have the PIN setup. The PIN will disable
itself as a mechanism, if the machine is abused (it seems someone is
trying to break in, then it disabled).

https://images.minitool.com/partitionwizard.com/images/uploads/articles/2022/01/win-11-your-pin-is-no-longer-available/win-11-your-pin-is-no-longer-available-1.png

   Paul

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Windows 11 won't work offline Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-06-21 11:07 +0200
  Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-06-21 11:20 +0200
    Re: Windows 11 won't work offline wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2024-06-23 16:00 +0100
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-06-23 16:36 -0400
    Re: Windows 11 won't work offline philo@novabbs.com.invalid (philo) - 2024-06-26 00:24 +0000
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-06-25 21:12 -0400
  Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-06-21 07:53 -0400
    Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2024-06-21 13:07 +0100
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> - 2024-06-21 14:55 +0200
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-06-21 11:27 -0400
        Re: Windows 11 won't work offline "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2024-06-22 11:55 -0400
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-06-21 10:06 -0700
        Re: Windows 11 won't work offline "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-06-22 13:38 +0200
  Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Jack <noreply@mandrill.com> - 2024-06-21 17:31 +0000
    Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-06-22 12:02 +0200
      Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-06-22 11:28 -0400
    Re: Windows 11 won't work offline "...winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2024-06-22 12:11 -0400
  Re: Windows 11 won't work offline Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-06-21 17:40 -0400

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