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Microsoft now hides the Sign out button in the Start menu of Windows 11
The Sign out button is now hidden behind a three-dot menu in the new Account Manager
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Updated onApril 22, 2024
updated onApril 22, 2024
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As ifshowing app recommendations in the Start menuweren’t weird enough, Microsoft now hides theSign outbutton in Windows 11 behind a three-dot menu of the newAccount Manager. Not to forget, Microsoft’s decision to show app recommendations in the Start menu wascriticized by a former employeeand Windows 11 users.
The recent Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3500, under KB5036985, released for the Beta channel users brings this change. Microsoft mentions the new thing asAccount Managerin itsrecent blog post.
The new design change gives you a glanceable view of your current subscriptions. You’ll also see a few account-related notifications and a prompt to add a recovery method. Microsoft says that the new design makes it easy to manage account settings.
Microsoft hides Sign out button in Windows 11 behind a three-dot menu
Well that all sounds like a change, but something is missing in there that will make you go mad over Microsoft. Now, theSign outandSwitch Userbuttons are missing with this update. You will have to access the Sign out button from the submenu hidden behind a three-dot menu.
What’s more ridiculous is Microsoft thinks that displaying OneDrive storage and an Xbox Game Pass subscription expiry date is okay.
Although Microsoft hasn’t mentioned the hidden Sign out button in Windows 11, it has outlined changes it made to the Start menu. Here’s what Microsoft mentioned in the blog post:
This update starts the roll out of the new account manager on Start menu. When you sign in with a Microsoft account, the new design gives you a quick glanceable view of your account benefits and makes it easy to manage account settings.
Besides hiding the Sign out button, Microsoft also gives theLockbutton a new home. You can find the Lock button in the power menu with theShut down, Restart, and Sleepoptions.
From the users’ point of view, the so-called Account Manager doesn’t seem to add any value since the Subscription data and account notifications are already there on the Settings app’s home page. If you thought that enough, well there’s more.
The Settings homepage has a new banner that asks you to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. If you’re already subscribed, you’ll see game recommendations as if that’s what users look for in the Settings app.
Not sure what Microsoft has been doing recently, but it is another thing that might get criticized. What do you think about Microsoft’s move to hide the Sign out button in Windows 11? Please pour in your thoughts in the comments below.
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, with a complete expertise in touch-based devices, he is constantly keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest!
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Vlad Turiceanu
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
