I convinced a lot of people of the advantage of the new system.
And personally I switched to Surface RT and a Windows Phone just recently.
But the new Skydrive implementation in Windows 8.1, where having to log in with a Microsoft account to enable Skydrive, destroyed a lot. And I start to regret having switched. I even didn't update on all PCs, just because of that.
I have no problem using my MS account on some systems, e.g. my Surface Tablet.
But on some systems it's just not possible.
Here are some reasons:
1) at home I'm not able to log in to my NAS anymore, as it doesn't allow longer usernames (which would be necessary when using my email address as the username)
2) in my company we are using local accounts (no domain accounts) on all our PCs in the network. And these accounts are installed on all our servers etc.
But as I understand only domain accounts can be connected with a Microsoft account.
Some time ago I established the usage of Skydrive especially in combination with OneNote in my company. But with Windows 8.1 this isn't really possible anymore, thus we will probably shift to Evernote and another cloud solution.
The alternative use of Skydrive via web browser is ridiculous and useless.
Just give us back the option to sign in to Skydrive separately, maybe using the already existing option in the PC settings.
I previously chose to use the Desktop SkyDrive app logged on with a local account to help maintain my privacy. I also used multiple local accounts to separate work from home life--My vacation pictures flashing across a tile are not appropriate for a work meeting. The Desktop SkyDrive app allowed me to connect to the same SkyDrive no matter which profile I was under.
I know that any application developed for windows 7 and 8.o will natively run in Windows 8.1. MS has specifically taken additional development steps to prevent the desktop app from working in windows 8.1 and are doing their best to force us to log into our computers with a Microsoft account. The only logical reason for this effort is data collection that leads to additional revenue.
Could you please disclose to me what additional personal, behavioral, marketing, and diagnostic data is being recorded by Microsoft when I am logged in through my live account verses a local account?
Thank you.
I closed my Microsoft account in error, not realising the impact on SkyDrive, Windows 8 etc.
I've been through the "Can't access your account?" links however it does not recognise the account email address but also does not let me create a new account with the same email address either.
I have recently upgraded to 8.1, and now find that I can't access my skydrive locally without merging my domain account with my Microsoft account. I really liked the desktop app in 8 which allowed me to log into Skydrive locally on my domain joined PC. Now I'm trying to get my files, and it says I must merge my personal Skydrive to my work Domain account to still use local access. I can still use the web app, but it definitely not near as easy to use, and doesn't allow off-line access. Seems like a down grade in 8.1 for Skydrive. Is there a fix to still be able to access Skydrive locally with your personal MS account on a Domain joined machine?
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