[lostmsu]

Huh, I guess I should try that mode of using Windows. E.g. local login, with Microsoft account only signed in in Store.

A bit surprised by the remark about credit card number: of many tech companies, Microsoft is among the last I'd expect to mishandle it.

[stinkyball]

Please don't underestimate the privacy implications as once you have signed into the app store, you're signed into all the other apps too. I would much prefer to have a regular exe with a serial.

The credit card being in Microsoft's hands is just another surface that my card is exposed to, perhaps I'm being over zealous worrying on that front.