Re: Can anyone get Edge Copilot to work without logging in after July 2026?

CoPilot User wrote:
>> The only time I ever set up an MSA was on a Windows S laptop, and that
>> was before I learned you didn't need to create the MSA in order to convert
>> it to Windows 10, and even so, I deleted the account immediately (although
>> Microsoft took a month to actually wipe it off the face of the earth).
> 
> Why did you do that? Was that account bothering you in any way?
> 
> You should always use a separate account to log in to CoPilot, ChatGPT, 
> and any other AI portals. While you don't need to use the email service, 
> you should log in occasionally to delete any unwanted emails. You don't 
> need to open any emails to do this. It's just a disposable account, so 
> it's highly unlikely that Microsoft or Google will ever send you $1,000 
> for using their services.

There are very useful tidbits for everyone to learn from in that post.

First off, most people who "think" they're not logging into an LLM are.
They just don't remember having logged into that LLM the first time.

Secondly, I don't have any account set up on my Windows box, so it's
impossible for me to 'accidentally' log into an LLM like they are doing.

Thirdly, the reason I deleted the MSA was that I had mistakenly thought I
had needed the MSA to change a Windows S machine to Windows 10 Home. 

Later, on other Windows S machines, I learned how to switch sans the MSA.

Fourthly, regarding the good advice to use a separate login account for
LLMs, that only solves half the problems (but it does solve that half).

The first half is that the email address is not tied to your other
activities, which is nice, so that half is solved by using a throwaway.

But the second half is not solved by that method.

The second half of the privacy problem is all LLM queries are tied to one
account, and that is not solved by using a single throwaway email account.

Still... it's a damn good idea for people who do log into LLMs.
So I, for one, appreciate that you brought that up.

Note: A lot of email accounts (like Google's GMail) barf on VPNs though.
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Posted out of the goodness of my heart to help others who ask for advice.