Final month, Microsoft printed a brand new assist doc with a notification about adjustments to how its methods deal with buyer accounts, claiming that customers would stay signed into their accounts by default (except logged in utilizing InPrivate or signed out manually). The change was alleged to go dwell in February, however just a few days in the past, customers observed that the doc had been eliminated. Now, Microsoft has a phrase to make clear the state of affairs.

In a press release to The Verge, Microsoft stated that the assist doc was printed “by mistake.”

There will probably be no adjustments to Microsoft customers’ industrial (Microsoft Entra) or client (Microsoft account) register experiences in February. Media studies had been primarily based on incomplete info mistakenly printed by a Microsoft product group. The wrong notifications have been eliminated.

As of proper now, Microsoft asks whether or not you need to keep signed into your account with the choice to recollect your selection. The corporate desires to take away this immediate and hold your account logged in on a regular basis. Though Microsoft eliminated the unique assist doc (Outlook customers additionally obtained it in an electronic mail from the corporate), it nonetheless plans to implement the change. Subsequently, you’ll have to pay nearer consideration to your account when signing in on public units.

To keep away from privateness points and knowledge theft, Microsoft recommends utilizing InPrivate or Incognito mode. Chromium-based browsers use the Ctrl + Shift + N shortcut for that, whereas Firefox customers can launch non-public mode by urgent Ctrl + Shift + P. In fact, the nice outdated “Signal out” button nonetheless works because it ought to. In case you forgot to signal out of a tool that’s not round, you’ll be able to all the time use the “Signal out in all places” characteristic on the safety dashboard of your Microsoft Account.