Blah blah don't double post, yada yada yada, use the edit button... Ok now with that out of the way.
I wanted to bump this thread and also add more information that is why I am posting again.
The preferences panel doesn't even have to be opened. I turned back on my laptop canceled the signin and i could change all of the preferences accept those that require you to be signed in for like the auto accept and so on.
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