Re: Microsoft account login

Paul wrote:
> On 1/16/2022 8:27 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
>>    Until yesterday, i had to log in, then i got Outlook with on left 
>> side a typical email menu, then a column in middle with list of 
>> emails, then one selected email; exactly like i want the presentation 
>> to be.
>>
>>    Now, i do not have to log in, and the left column has icons: 
>> envelope icon (mail), then one selected email), calendar icon 
>> (calendar), people icon (people), paper clip icon (files), checkmark 
>> icon (to do), and 3 horizontal dot icon (gives square whitespace that 
>> is non-functonal); middle with list of emails, then right column with 
>> one selected email.
>>
>>    How in the heck do i change the presentation back?
>>
>>      Thanks.
>>
>> (PS: i like that auto login bit)
> 
> Do you think the OS version has changed, or
> just the version of your unstated email tool ?
> 
> Microsoft Account Login implies many things.
> 
> Note that the gmail.com interface  (in Firefox as webmail)
> has changed, it seems to use a cookie for authentication, and
> I don't know how long the cookie lasts, before you have to type
> your password again in that case. The gmail changes may have
> inspired Microsoft to copy them
> 
> winver.exe      # tells you the OS version
> 
> File Explorer on C: and look for the existence of
> Windows.old, tells you whether the OS was upgraded
> recently (swacked). The generally don't gratuitously
> change OS versions on you, but there has been one report
> where a user swears they did not touch an interface offering
> to upgrade the OS, and it upgraded anyway.
> 
> You're painting us a picture in your post, of a "something happened",
> but you haven't given enough detail to say where we are:
> 
> 1) Windows 10 Mail application (terrible!)
* No.
   I do not use Win 10. Using Win 7 SP1.

> 2) MSO and Outlook <versionnumber> for mail
* I am using online version of Microsoft 365 Office
(Outlook).

> 3) Doing webmail in Firefox.
* No.
   Login URL is (split by NG program):
https://sso.godaddy.com/?app=o365&realm=pass&[email protected]

> 
>     Paul