New Windows Preview: Cortana without Microsoft account log ins, ORTC in Edge

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The restrictions on Cortana have also been slightly relaxed. Currently, to use Cortana you have to sign in to Windows with a Microsoft account. In the new build, that's no longer the case. A regular local account is enough. This is not to say that Cortana doesn't need a Microsoft account—if you turn her on, she'll require you to sign in as part of her setup process—but the operating system-wide Microsoft account integration is no longer needed. In turn, this somewhat reduces the privacy impact of using Cortana.

New Windows Preview: Cortana without Microsoft account log ins, ORTC in Edge | Ars Technica

 

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A regular local account is enough.

That may convince me to give it try. Not sure though.

But then I could join the Insider builds program without using a Microsoft account, I might be willing to give lots of new features a try.