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Windows Notepad is now asking you to log into your Microsoft account, but things aren't too dystopian (yet)

Notepad won't require a Microsoft account to use, despite the initial impression. The sign-in prompt is actually for Copilot, ...
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No, Notepad for Windows 11 doesn't require you to use a Microsoft account — unless you're trying to use AI

For the past few days on Twitter, a particularly alarming screenshot has spread of a forced Microsoft account sign-in screen appearing on Windows 11— this screenshot, originally posted by @TheBobPony, ...