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Files shared with Anyone sometimes prompt users to request acccess to the file
Steps:
1. Open Edge and clear all browsing data (time range: all time, all boxes ticked).
2. Go to folder link shared by club.
3. Enter password.
4. Folders opened correctly, top right shows no user signed in. All good so far.
5. Edge prompts to save password, clicked Never.
6. Close Edge.
7. Open Edge and go to shared link again. Straight in, no password prompt, and now it shows I am signed in with my personal (not the club's) 365 account. That seems like two security breaches: the first is allowing me back in without a password prompt, the second is signing me in using my personal account without prompting me to do so.
8. This step isn't reliably reproduceable, but sometimes when I am already signed in using my personal 365 account, I am prompted to sign in when accessing the URL provided from the club's 365 account.
9. Also not always reproduceable, but sometimes after step 4, if I refresh the page, it signs me in to my personal 365 account.
How is it possible that after 3 1/2 years of this and several other discussions on the same matter, not one of these issues has been fixed, or even commented on by Microsoft?
I share your concerns. If you check this thread, on October 20th a post was made and the solution I offered is not working for them.
I have concerns that MS is working to move totally over to subscription. If you may remember the initial press releases for Win10 implied it would be moving to a subscription service, with some pundits in the IT industry saying they saw MS moving to total cloud computing environment. This post is from June of 2022, but outlines what they see as the future. https://depotcatalog.com/will-windows-11-be-subscription-based/
I hesitantly ordered my tablet with Win10. I am seriously considering scrapping MS totally. The changes to force Open Authentication (Which I see as a misnomer, as it's linked to AD) are causing me a host of problems with my Android. I'm FORCED to use the MS android app, which is glitchy with my android contacts, which controls what my android reports as incoming texts and phone calls.
Needless to say, I'm not happy with the change to basically kill Outlook 2013 and older. While I've spent decades learning to make efficient use of Outlook, I see the writing on the wall, such that eventually MS wants a constant income stream, as opposed to offering a one time license fee for their products. I'll be looking for an alternative, one that hopefully runs on Win7. The problem I see is once MS and Google complete their move to subscription and cloud computing, the cost will climb to levels that make use of the systems nearly unfeasible. Similar to the situation with cable.
Bill