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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
      last edited by

      Clicking this doesn't give you any way to make a local account?

      0ff7464e-408f-4a81-916d-2de10394b5fb-image.png

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      • WrCombsW
        WrCombs @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

        Clicking this doesn't give you any way to make a local account?

        0ff7464e-408f-4a81-916d-2de10394b5fb-image.png

        nope.
        Shows set up to create microsoft account.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @WrCombs
          last edited by

          @WrCombs said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

          @Dashrender said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

          Clicking this doesn't give you any way to make a local account?

          0ff7464e-408f-4a81-916d-2de10394b5fb-image.png

          nope.
          Shows set up to create microsoft account.

          Check the bottom left corner on that screen

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          • black3dynamiteB
            black3dynamite @JaredBusch
            last edited by

            @JaredBusch said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

            @WrCombs said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

            @Dashrender said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

            Clicking this doesn't give you any way to make a local account?

            0ff7464e-408f-4a81-916d-2de10394b5fb-image.png

            nope.
            Shows set up to create microsoft account.

            Check the bottom left corner on that screen

            0c588831-40e0-4a3b-98d4-727e9cddf889-image.png

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce
              last edited by Obsolesce

              UPDATE: 2020-02-24
              Windows 10 Pro, official 1909 ISO

              It looks like the original post is still mostly accurate:

              After selecting your region and keyboard layout:
              OOBE 1.png

              Create local account by clicking Offline account:
              OOBE 2.png

              Click Limited experience to continue creating a local account:
              OOBE 3.png

              Type your name then click Next:
              OOBE 4.png

              Type your password then click Next:
              OOBE 5.png

              Type your password again to confirm, then click Next:
              OOBE 6.png

              Select and answer three security questions, then click Next:
              OOBE 7.png

              Default Windows 10 Pro 1909 ISO Desktop and Start Menu layout:
              Desktop.png

              Default Windows 10 Pro 1909 ISO version (this is a VM):
              Version.png

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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                @Obsolesce leave the password blank to skip the security questions.

                Then set the password after install.

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                • hobbit666H
                  hobbit666
                  last edited by

                  Did see something about Microsoft stopping the ability to create local accounts on Win10 soon.

                  Hopefully that will only apply to Home edition and not Pro

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @hobbit666
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                    @hobbit666 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                    Did see something about Microsoft stopping the ability to create local accounts on Win10 soon.

                    Hopefully that will only apply to Home edition and not Pro

                    They sorta already did, and @Obsolesce post seems to indicate they rolled it back.
                    If you were online with 1909 home edition, you could not make a local account - you had to reboot and take yourself offline (disable wifi/unplug ethernet), only then could you make a local account.

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                    • hobbit666H
                      hobbit666
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                      @Dashrender
                      I only mention it as i know April/May there is another BIG update coming and i think this maybe when the change is coming. I've always installed clean and disconnected to give the offline option, but from what i've seen that being removed for all clean install. You'll have to use an account to setup

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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                        @JaredBusch said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                        @Obsolesce leave the password blank to skip the security questions.

                        Then set the password after install.

                        Good to know!

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce @hobbit666
                          last edited by Obsolesce

                          @hobbit666 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                          Did see something about Microsoft stopping the ability to create local accounts on Win10 soon.

                          Hopefully that will only apply to Home edition and not Pro

                          For personal use (Win10 Pro), I use my MS Outlook account for Windows and benefit from all the app and services integration and federation/SSO. It's great. It's nice having all that working from the beginning, such as with OneDrive, Edge Chromium, Mail / Calendar / ToDo app, etc... It all just works so seamless across all my devices and Android phone using it's MS dock and apps.

                          For work use, it's a non-issue because of company IAM and MDM. There is never a case where a user has to go through those screens. After selecting a region and keyboard layout, they are brought to a company branded screen where they enter their work email and are then redirected to Okta login. From there, the PC is set up automatically according to company MDM and compliance policies, along with assigned apps and all that.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @hobbit666
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                            @hobbit666 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                            @Dashrender
                            I only mention it as i know April/May there is another BIG update coming and i think this maybe when the change is coming. I've always installed clean and disconnected to give the offline option, but from what i've seen that being removed for all clean install. You'll have to use an account to setup

                            This is very unlikely to be true. Requiring internet access upon setup is just something I really can't see MS making a mandate. Harass the hell out of you during that offline setup, sure, but actually prevent setup from continuing if there is no online access - yeah no.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                              @Dashrender said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                              @hobbit666 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                              @Dashrender
                              I only mention it as i know April/May there is another BIG update coming and i think this maybe when the change is coming. I've always installed clean and disconnected to give the offline option, but from what i've seen that being removed for all clean install. You'll have to use an account to setup

                              This is very unlikely to be true. Requiring internet access upon setup is just something I really can't see MS making a mandate. Harass the hell out of you during that offline setup, sure, but actually prevent setup from continuing if there is no online access - yeah no.

                              Yeah, the number of installs that they'd force to Linux would be higher than they would accept.

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                              • computerchipC
                                computerchip @Dashrender
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                                @Dashrender I did an install last weekend of a freshly created usb installer from MS website, and there was no option to create local for the home version.

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @computerchip
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                                  @computerchip said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                                  @Dashrender I did an install last weekend of a freshly created usb installer from MS website, and there was no option to create local for the home version.

                                  Do not connect to the network during setup is the only way around that on a home install now.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @JaredBusch
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                                    @JaredBusch said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                                    @computerchip said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                                    @Dashrender I did an install last weekend of a freshly created usb installer from MS website, and there was no option to create local for the home version.

                                    Do not connect to the network during setup is the only way around that on a home install now.

                                    Yep,

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