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Oh, and I got a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro by the way.
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Windows 7 is just Vista SP3, but without any trace of work by designers.
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Start11 allows separate icons per process on the taskbar if in Configure Start11 > Taskbar > Taskbar Buttons Should Be Combined to Never.
It's cheap and might sort out some of your Start problems too (I hardly use Start, so cannot say).
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Yeah, but it's sad we need a third party tool for this.
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Yep, I got Start8 soon after I 'upgraded' to Windows 8. Now I only upgrade Windows if there's a Start version ready for it.
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eveyrthing you said plus plus plus
for the start menu. Very quickly I installed
GitHub - valinet/ExplorerPatcher: This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows[^]
It keeps alot of Windows 11 stuff but allows you to customize the toolbar.
As for the login. Just reimage with Winders Pro and you can then login with the business account. But that takes a moment and some skills.
But it is a huge stinking pile isn't it.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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I've installed Windows 11 v22H2 and the option to use a local account is still there. It's buried under the "Use a domain account" option.
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Yeah, but I don't want a local account, I want to use my account that's connected to Visual Studio, my M365 Business License, Azure AD, etc.
A local account would be a completely new account that I've never used before.
I did find a way to also connect my business account though.
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Use a local account for the main system and then add the additional accounts. That's what I've done.
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That's so crazy it just might've worked 
Not going to change it now though 
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This is an example of Microsoft's complete insanity, dyslexia, or hydrocephelic (new word I learned today).
These idiots want us to go to a subscription model for everything - hence the logins all over the place. Since I'm a small business person, I legally qualify the community license to Visual Studio. Enter customer's corporate IT department plus it's insane Global Prevent VPN plus Microsoft's self inflicted technical ignorance. The tools go into a total CJ trying to figure out who I am.
This is the age old, "Microsoft, why do you make it so hard to use your tools?"
Don't even get me started on the POS Teams is.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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So, now even the youngings rebel?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I've always been rebelling.
Quietly.
At home.
On the couch.
Vive la resistance!
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you could just clone the hdd and try a windows 11 pro to windows 10 pro downgrade if you want...or go win22h2 update on the win 11 pro and wait till the next update
you can seperately sign into vs /o365 etc regardless of you local on win 11 pro
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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I already separately sign into O365 with Windows 11. Microsoft is just making it harder to find the local account options during setup.
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I have nothing constructive to add other than that's a bummer having to fight with your tools. It will take some time to find and get used to the new ways of doing things but you're young and bright!
I've not bought a laptop yet that came with an OS that didn't need upgrading or downgrading. Get a new SSD and put 10 Pro on it. Keep the old SSD just in case you decide you need to test in 11.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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looks at new laptop running windows 11 - has 5 windows 10 vms on it...
your starting post is almost an exact summary of my complaints. ms just crapping on itself for crapping sake.
don't even get me started on all of the bs authentication nonsense.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Talking with a coworker yesterday, we decided 11 was really Windows MeH-8, lol.
I've managed to get my laptop to be schizophrenic, which has some pros and cons. You have to pay attention to who apps think you are. Not sure if that happened because I'm a 365 admin but I remember battling the user piece. It was an upgrade from 10. A new little 11 desktop box virtually cloned the laptop, which actually made life easy for me, though I could see one might not want that in a lot of cases.
Guess I got used to the stacked taskbar in 10, I kinda like it when I have a bunch of office docs open. The recommended apps isn't ready for primetime in my book. There's some screwed up logic in what shows up there.
The 5 char user name thing is weird. It only applies to the primary user because... no clue.
The bright spot is it has seemed to maintain performance over time.
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plus Fifty to everything you listed. I've always been too frustrated with Windows 11 to calmly state the issues you put above. I almost cried when my work machine forced an "upgrade" to 11. I was able to "downgrade" it back to 10.
Hogan
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Discovered heavy metal around service point (7)
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Possibly a bit Brit-centric?
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Go for it Rich as I can't do tomorrows
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Sorry, if I can avoid any work in the morning, I intend to be watching England complete a clean sweep against the Aussies and will be keeping any sort of device capable of receiving emails well out of arm's reach!
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Ok - I take it you mean cricket ?
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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