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    • WrCombsW
      WrCombs @black3dynamite
      last edited by

      @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

      @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

      so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

      Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

      Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

      You don't have a button the keyboard? Try shift+f10 and ipconfig /release

      went into airplane mode; same effect, got to by pass it.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @WrCombs
        last edited by

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

        @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

        so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

        Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

        Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

        Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

        I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

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        • WrCombsW
          WrCombs @DustinB3403
          last edited by

          @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

          @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

          so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

          Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

          Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

          Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

          I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

          if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

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          • WrCombsW
            WrCombs @black3dynamite
            last edited by

            @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

            @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

            so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

            Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

            Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

            You don't have a button the keyboard? Try shift+f10 and ipconfig /release

            Alos this model of HP doesn't have a Wifi Button on the keyboard from what I can see ..

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @WrCombs
              last edited by

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

              @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

              @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

              so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

              Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

              Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

              Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

              I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

              if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

              So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

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              • WrCombsW
                WrCombs @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

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

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

                @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

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                • WrCombsW
                  WrCombs @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

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

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

                  @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                  @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                  so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                  Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                  Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                  Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                  I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                  if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                  So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                  On my personal device I can now change the OS to whatever I decide 😜

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @WrCombs
                    last edited by

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

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

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

                    @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                    @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                    so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                    Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                    Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                    Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                    I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                    if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                    So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                    Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

                    Put it in a VM 😉

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

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

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

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

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

                      @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                      @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                      so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                      Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                      Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                      Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                      I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                      if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                      So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                      Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

                      Put it in a VM 😉

                      LOL then when I leave just leave the OS on there and have them all confused.. Ha ! 🤣

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @WrCombs
                        last edited by

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

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

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

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

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

                        @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                        @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                        so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                        Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                        Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                        Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                        I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                        if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                        So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                        Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

                        Put it in a VM 😉

                        LOL then when I leave just leave the OS on there and have them all confused.. Ha ! 🤣

                        No one should be confused by a hypervisor. They aren't magical unicorns.

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                        • WrCombsW
                          WrCombs @DustinB3403
                          last edited by

                          @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

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

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

                          @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                          @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                          so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                          Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                          Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                          Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                          I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                          if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                          So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                          Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

                          Put it in a VM 😉

                          LOL then when I leave just leave the OS on there and have them all confused.. Ha ! 🤣

                          No one should be confused by a hypervisor. They aren't magical unicorns.

                          did you forget where I work?

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @WrCombs
                            last edited by

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

                            @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

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

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

                            @DustinB3403 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                            @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

                            so, Doing a fresh install of Windows 10 Home ; And it does not give me an option to create without a Microsoft account.

                            Disconnect from the Internet and then go back a step and try again.

                            Will no allow me to go back and disconnect from Internet.. I'm using work Wifi So I can't take it down ..

                            Is this even an option on Windows 10 Home edition? I'm honestly curious (not trying to start another WTF are you doing argument).

                            I would've thought Microsoft would simply have eliminated the local account functionality.

                            if you're connected to the internet at time of set up- it looks like you can't set up local accounts.

                            So ridiculous. Since you have your choice of OSes... go for Ubuntu!

                            Not on the work computer I have to have windows.

                            Put it in a VM 😉

                            LOL then when I leave just leave the OS on there and have them all confused.. Ha ! 🤣

                            No one should be confused by a hypervisor. They aren't magical unicorns.

                            did you forget where I work?

                            I forgot you had a job, yes. 🙂

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                            • black3dynamiteB
                              black3dynamite
                              last edited by

                              @WrCombs

                              Win10 1903 Home with Internet connection

                              6b472a48-aa08-4d56-95fe-f17e9e39cef3-image.png

                              Win10 1903 Home without Internet connection
                              Press Shift + F10 to open command prompt and type ipconfig /release. Click on the ⬅ and it should reload with the only option to create a local account.

                              5d4370dd-45ea-4dfc-b802-e53992d48b45-image.png

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                              • WrCombsW
                                WrCombs @black3dynamite
                                last edited by

                                @black3dynamite said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

                                @WrCombs

                                Win10 1903 Home with Internet connection

                                6b472a48-aa08-4d56-95fe-f17e9e39cef3-image.png

                                Win10 1903 Home without Internet connection
                                Press Shift + F10 to open command prompt and type ipconfig /release. Click on the ⬅ and it should reload with the only option to create a local account.

                                5d4370dd-45ea-4dfc-b802-e53992d48b45-image.png

                                turning on Airplane mode has the same effect I found.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender
                                  last edited by

                                  Never joining the wifi would do the same thing.

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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
                                      last edited by

                                      @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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