Microsoft account

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Microsoft accounts are the central feature of modern Microsoft services. Though there have been a variety of Microsoft account types dating to the 1990s, the latest incarnation was pioneered in 2019 to centralize their productivity, operating system, web-browser, and gaming branches under a single unified account.

Microsoft account

Basic Information
Release Year	2019
Product Type
In Production	Yes
Official Website	https://account.microsoft.com/account

Nearly from the onset, users and technical experts have expressed concern over the institution of Microsoft accounts, primarily out of concern for user privacy, though also for further limiting the ownership rights of individual consumers. Most Microsoft services, including Windows 11, Xbox, and Office 365, require a Microsoft account to function under normal circumstances.

Consumer-impact summary

• Potential loss of data
• Potential loss of control/access to your Windows computer
• User privacy
• User freedom

Incidents

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Example incident one (date)

See also: Microsoft's anticompetitive practices

Mysteriously banned the developer of LibreOffice from his Hotmail Account; Automated systems handled the appeal process and refused to restore access to his account, potentially harming LibreOffice's development.

See also

• Forced account
• Inactive account deletion
• Microsoft Authenticator
• Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11
• Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft Windows 11
• Minecraft account migration
• OneDrive
• Xbox