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Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs?

created: Feb. 7, 2026, 7:51 p.m. | updated: Feb. 8, 2026, 6:54 a.m.

If I can lose access to something as simple as Notepad, then Microsoft has probably take cloud integrations too far. It wasn't because Windows 11 had crashed, but rather, Microsoft told me it wasn't "available in (my) account". This PC vs. My ComputerI was completely locked out of the modern Notepad (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)To be clear, I don't have major problems with the default, out-of-box experience (OOBE) of Windows 11. I can't abide by comments on social platforms suggesting people "just use a debloater" on a new Windows PC, either — we shouldn't have to. (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)I'm not naive enough to think Windows is Microsoft's top priority.

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