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Besides the site navigation issues, selected the Digital Premium option, told it wasn't available, but there was a third option with the same name and this with a price.
Then apparently it goes through Windows Store, which I never use and using my personal email, no idea what my password is so had to resolve that.
So apparently I have an account associated with an expired CC, so I updated that.
Next, apparently my bank doesn't like me purchasing things from Microsoft, so I got a fraud alert, and answered "NO" because I didn't want to be charged while I'm on the "declined" screen on the Starfield website and no idea if I would actually get a download link or email with a download link.
So now I'm on hold on the phone with my bank's fraud department to explain the whole thing as I don't want my debit card blocked everywhere now.
What a S.S. Thank you Starfield & Microsoft for adding BS to my life today. You won't be getting my money!!!
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In fact Starfield was inspired by Minefield 
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I'm not a gamer, but my daughter and son-in-law are. They use refillable credit cards and separate email accounts for gaming due to exactly the crappy customer service you're experiencing.
Software Zen: delete this;
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You could have bought through Steam as well. 0 hassle! 
And also, XBox Gamepass would also give you the game for "free", well free as in as long as you pay the gamepass subscription!
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No; I blame the CC's. Their (AI) "classification" seems very touchy the first few times you use a new CC. (Your previous CC usage seem to have little bearing). Been there.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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I really don't want to use Outlook but Microsoft is forcing it on Windows users unless you want to go third party.
The main problem is it periodically unmarks as read a bunch of my previous emails. Like 20 at a time, which wastes my time.
Enough that I'm avoiding the switch for as long as possible. It's hooked to my gmail account.
Does anyone else have this problem?
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Nope, we gave up Outlook a long time ago when we (the company I work for) switched from Exchange to Google Workspace. We all very happily use the standard Gmail web app.
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What type of mail server are you using? This sounds like an IMAP issue where the read/unread flag isn't being updated on the mail server.
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It's connected using the connect to gmail feature so I'm not sure. The stock mail client doesn't have this problem.
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I use Thunderbird on all devices as MS just pissed me off to the point where I was happy to try a 3rd party product. Sources are GMail and a private hosted imapi account.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Thunderbird here too. I've 12 different email accounts, a mix of POP3 and IMAP. Mainly happy with it, though the calendar is clunky and have never got tasks working. A few other bits are clunky but there have been improvements over the years and it's never done anything really bad.
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Hah - retired, 2 accounts, use Google for calendar or the wall mounted paper version and have no use for any of the other ancillary functionality. As an email client it works just fine!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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I hate it when people don't answer the question and just suggest an alternative. That said, I'm now going to engage in some self-hatred.
I've used Thunderbird since MS decommissioned Outlook Express eons ago. It works well with my gmail accounts.
I use Outlook at work and I'm... unimpressed. It's slow and a resource hog. Unfortunately I have no choice there, given the level of tactical equipage available to our IT gestapo.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Thunderbird gets my vote. I have used it for many years to handle my multiple email accounts.
Have had very few issues.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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No; but I only "open" it when I actually use it; then close it. Being told "You got mail!" got old long ago.
I also don't answer the phone and use a recording machine (if I don't know who you are).
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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Gerry Schmitz wrote: I also don't answer the phone and use a recording machine (if I don't know who you are).
Same
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I use it (rarely) for a company account on O365. I have never seen it do that, but I have seen it do worse. Never hooked it to my gmail account but I have a different account and it no longer pulls email for it and won't let me delete it. Typical Microsoft program: "be reasonable, do it my way". 
That said, I run Linux and use T'bird with Popfile for most of my email, including that O365 account. Not sure Google and Microsoft want to play nicely together.
Are you using Imap or PoP?
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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theoldfool wrote: Are you using Imap or PoP?
No idea. I just went through the connect account feature that wires up gmail automagically.
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Well I finally took the plunge and upgraded today - where has the start menu gone ? how the f*ck do you find anything ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I've been running win 11 for a few weeks and still get lost. I'm using Winstep dock so that helps. After figuring out where my shortcuts went. 
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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On my wife's Windows 11 system, it is at the bottom, same as 10. Does anything happen if you tap the "Windows" key?
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Yes a search window pops up but no sidebar menu up the left side like win 10 and before
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Oh, it's probably because your search index needs to rebuild. You can force it or just wait for Windows to do that automatically.
As to why Windows won't show anything until then... well, Windows ain't what it used to be.
Jeremy Falcon
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Oh, and the start menu will appear in the center by default. You can move it to the left though.
Jeremy Falcon
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How ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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