Same as restarting a server. It is something that should be running all the time so turning it off points to something not working, and asking for a valid reason makes sense.
I’m going to guess that the intersection of people who actively close unneeded background programs, and the users who are willing to explore alternatives overlaps quite a bit. This seems like a really shortsighted decision on Microsoft’s part.
If you only have a local account, OneDrive has nothing to sync to, right?
Sure. On Pro you choose Organization/Domain setup and create the local account. Home is harder and the process keeps shifting. There are guides.
> If you only have a local account, OneDrive has nothing to sync to, right?
Mostly correct except if you have a local account and an MS login for Store/Office/etc. It isn't syncing automatically (so far) but could be triggered accidentally.
Another first today. I saw a dot next to my username (Start->username) that was naggy notification to MS Account myself.
Only if you're trying to annoy your users as much as possible. Especially for something like a server, where presumably if the operator thinks Microsoft's help is required, they'll ask for it.
Besides, they're the only people making an OS that regularly needs to be restarted anyway.