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. 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 ... 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
