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