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<\/div>\nElon Musk conveyed his discomfort with the obligatory Microsoft account setup for Windows PCs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tech mogul Elon Musk recently reached out to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, expressing his reservations about the mandatory Microsoft account requirement on his newly purchased Windows laptop PC. Mr Musk shared this interaction on his platform, X, formerly Twitter, after a user suggested seeking “technical support” from Mr Nadella. \u201cI just sent him a text,\u201d he responded.<\/p>\n
\nI just sent him a text<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In a direct text message to Mr Nadella, Mr Musk conveyed his discomfort with the obligatory Microsoft account setup for Windows PCs. This exchange unfolded after Nadella’s post announcing Microsoft’s collaboration with Mistral AI. Mr Musk, however, steered the conversation towards a more everyday concern, stating, \u201cSatya, I don’t mean to be a pest, but please allow people setting up a new Windows PC to skip creating a Microsoft account.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He added that \u201cthis option disappears if the computer is connected to WiFi\u201d and complained that \u201ceven if you do want to sign up, it won’t allow you use a work email address and I only *have* work email addresses!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSatya, I don’t mean to be a pest, but please allow people setting up a new Windows PC to skip creating a Microsoft account.<\/p>\n
This option disappears if the computer is connected to WiFi.<\/p>\n
Also, even if you do want to sign up, it won’t allow you use a work email address and I\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This line of conversation left many users amused.<\/p>\n
One user commented, \u201cThis will go down in history as the most famous tech support X post of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThis will go down in history as the most famous tech support X post of all time.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Min Choi (@minchoi) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Another wrote, \u201cBe so rich that you can treat the CEO of MS as a consumer service representative.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBe so rich that you can treat the CEO of MS as a consumer service representative.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Social Scientist (@socially321) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cComplaints from customers from the richest man in the world,\u201d read another comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nComplaints from customers from the richest man in the world.????<\/p>\n
\u2014 Beast_ETH_ (@X_Beast_ETH) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
While someone stated, \u201cYou know you’re getting old when you ask Microsoft for troubleshooting rather than Googling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nYou know you’re getting old when you ask Microsoft for troubleshooting rather than Googling<\/p>\n
\u2014 Chand (@chandtailor) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Elon Musk later disclosed that he successfully accessed his Windows laptop PC without having to create a Microsoft account. A user offered a workaround suggestion, which Mr Musk tried and subsequently shared on X.<\/p>\n
He posted, “Finally got through it, thanks. The laptop automatically connected to a local WiFi without a password prompt. Was able to skip once I deselected that.”<\/p>\n
\nFinally got through it, thanks.<\/p>\n
Laptop automatically connected to a local WiFi that didn’t have a password without asking. Was able to skip once I deselected that.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Satya Nadella took over as the CEO of Microsoft in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n