On Sunday, 12 January 2020 15:02:36 GMT Wols Lists wrote: > On 12/01/20 13:39, Mick wrote: > > 2. Obligatory Microsoft Account registration. > > > > Every time I touch a MSWindows OS I get more annoyed than the last time. > > I > > went through the installation process. During the finishing touches of > > the > > installation the OS configured the keyboard, network and then the user > > account. Unlike previous Windows 10 installations which offered the > > option of configuring a local user account, this time I was only given > > the choice of using or creating a (online) Microsoft Account, by entering > > (linking to it) my personal email, phone or Skype account. No option for > > a local account. To by-pass this forced Microsoft Account > > creation/registration I shut down the OS and rebooted without an Internet > > connection. This time I was offered the option to create a local > > account. I mention this in case you also want to install a recent build > > ISO of Windows 10 without registering any online Microsoft credentials. > > I think (iirc) that if you go "next" to the actual account creation page > there is a "skip this" option.
Yes, this used to be the case until more recent ISO builds were made available by Microsoft. The latest 1909 ISO build does not allow you to skip or move to the next step without registering or creating a Microsoft Account. > I know I had this exact situation, but it was mentioned in some mag or > whatever that gave a - not particularly intuitive - option to skip that > step. You can try searching online for it ... I did look for ways to escape this obligatory step and the only way out of it was to disconnect the connection to the Internet: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/ set-up-windows-10-without-account/d7c08c1a-0fcc-49ac-96ac-297879dbee6f > The really annoying thing is that it becomes very easy for anybody to > log on to your computer using their MS account, and we had a very > confusing situation where my grandson's online account somehow got > attached to my wife's local account :-( > > Cheers, > Wol Hmm ... I can see how Microsoft's move to cloud computing for home users can quickly escalate to a spiral of confusion and annoyance. In your wife's use case you could block Microsoft Account logins via the Local Group Security Policy editor, after she creates a Local User account: https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/2-ways-to-disable-or-block-microsoft-account-in-windows-10.html -- Regards, Mick
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