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id verification
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The tag id verification on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's use of identity verification in developer onboarding and student discount programs. Recent discussions focus on Microsoft Store policy changes that replace credit-card gating with government ID and selfie verification for individual developers, lowering barriers to publishing on Windows. Another thread describes a user submitting a college ID scan for a student Windows 7 offer and waiting for email confirmation. These examples show id verification as a step in Microsoft account processes, involving document submission and validation for access to services or discounts.
Microsoft's decision to remove the Microsoft Store registration fee for individual developers is a deliberate, high-impact policy shift that lowers the financial barrier to publishing on Windows, replaces credit-card gating with identity verification, and refocuses the Store as an open...
Microsoft's decision to remove the registration fee for individual developers publishing to the Microsoft Store is more than a pricing change — it's a clear signal that the company intends to make the Store a lower-friction, broader distribution channel for independent Windows software creators...
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Hey guys, first time posting here :)
A friend recently told me about the offer microsoft was doing for a cheaper version of windows 7 for students. So i visited the microsoft website and read that you need an ac.uk email which my college does not supply. So i visited this page:
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