IT House June 3 news, according to Windows Latest reports, Microsoft hopes to bridge the gap between Microsoft / Office accounts and Windows 11 by integrating Microsoft accounts directly into system settings. The move comes after the company forced Microsoft accounts on Windows 11 Pro for personal or home use.
Windows 11 22H2 introduced Microsoft 365 subscriptions in Settings, and Microsoft said it plans to further improve the experience with future updates provided by the Online Services Experience Pack. As part of the update, Microsoft has introduced “payment details” in the subscription card experience.
The Settings app now lets users view and manage payment information, and users can even receive notifications when payment methods need to be updated. The purpose of integrating the payment functionality of a Microsoft account into the Settings app is to help users continue their subscriptions without any interruption.
Currently, Microsoft account integration is limited to payment details, but this will change in a future update.
Microsoft is now testing a series of changes to better reflect Microsoft account-related functionality in the Settings app. This includes products like Office 2021 or Office 2019.
E.g,If users link their Office 2021 or Office 2019 subscription to a Microsoft account, they can view and manage supported Office perpetual products in Settings > Account.
Users can learn more about subscriptions and even install Office products. Previously, users needed to manually log in to their accounts in the browser to install Office products.
Microsoft account integration for Windows 11 is still in the early stages of development and is rolling out to testers in the Dev channel. Microsoft plans to gather more feedback before releasing it to the production channel via the Online Services Experience Pack.
Since the integration doesn’t require a feature update, it’s possible that it will start rolling out to consumers by the end of the year.
Improvements to Windows Settings
Microsoft has announced a series of improvements to the Settings app in Windows 11 22H2.
For example, Microsoft is updating the defaults for “sleep and screen off” to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, especially when the PC is idle. However, this change only applies to users with a clean install of the 22H2 or later operating system.
Microsoft is also improving the search bar experience within the app, and the company hopes to further improve the settings with Sun Valley 3.
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