To use an online service from Microsoft, such as an Office webapp or simply to check your emails, you obviously have to log in by entering your account information. Microsoft offers to keep these identifiers so that you don't have to enter them all the time, but by default this function is disabled. This behavior will change from February.
The danger of shared PCs
In a few weeks, the connection will be automatically maintained, except in the case of manual disconnection or when using private browsing. In the case of a connection to your own computer, this does not pose a huge problem, unless the PC is shared with other members of the household. You will need to remember to log out or use private browsing to avoid any potential family scams!
Advice that should also be followed on PCs used by several people, in a café, a library, at university, or even in a company. In this case, private browsing is strongly recommended because it prevents the recording of history, cookies, and site data. All browsers offer this function (see the support sheet from Microsoft).
Otherwise, you will need to remember to log out of the account once the online work is finished. In the browser, you need to click on the profile picture at the top right, then select the log out option. Think about it, because your personal data will be accessible to anyone.
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