ML
    • Recent
    • Categories
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account

    IT Discussion
    microsoft windows 10 microsoft account local account
    18
    135
    7.7k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • dbeatoD
      dbeato @JaredBusch
      last edited by

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

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

      The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

      There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

      That is for real...

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @JaredBusch
        last edited by

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

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

        The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

        There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

        For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

        travisdh1T 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • travisdh1T
          travisdh1 @Dashrender
          last edited by

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

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

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

          The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

          There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

          For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

          My biggest peeve with it is them asking for the password when setting up an account for someone else.

          DonahueD DashrenderD 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • DonahueD
            Donahue @travisdh1
            last edited by

            @travisdh1 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

            The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

            There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

            For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

            My biggest peeve with it is them asking for the password when setting up an account for someone else.

            For domain computers, I always setup the first account for my own use as the admin. End users never use local account. That account is always the same for each computer.

            DashrenderD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @travisdh1
              last edited by

              @travisdh1 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

              The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

              There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

              For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

              My biggest peeve with it is them asking for the password when setting up an account for someone else.

              I guess I can see that - to me that just means that person needs to be there when you're adding them.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @Donahue
                last edited by

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

                @travisdh1 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

                The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

                There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

                For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

                My biggest peeve with it is them asking for the password when setting up an account for someone else.

                For domain computers, I always setup the first account for my own use as the admin. End users never use local account. That account is always the same for each computer.

                But the same from where? From AD? from Microsoft?

                I do the same - the local account is created during setup, but my GPOs neuter it after I join the domain. All other users are are domain users.

                As for home users - I don't support any other than myself and my wife.. so meh.

                DonahueD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403
                  last edited by

                  Was a guide really needed for this? Who didn't know how to do this?

                  JaredBuschJ 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote -1
                  • DonahueD
                    Donahue @Dashrender
                    last edited by

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

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

                    @travisdh1 said in Installing Windows 10 without a Microcoft account:

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

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

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

                    The need for an 'online account' is ridiculous.. stupid MS.

                    There is not a need. but a strong ass push.

                    For typical home users - it's likely just better for them to use an MS account. In the business world - if we choose domain, all that other shit should go the hell away!

                    My biggest peeve with it is them asking for the password when setting up an account for someone else.

                    For domain computers, I always setup the first account for my own use as the admin. End users never use local account. That account is always the same for each computer.

                    But the same from where? From AD? from Microsoft?

                    I do the same - the local account is created during setup, but my GPOs neuter it after I join the domain. All other users are are domain users.

                    As for home users - I don't support any other than myself and my wife.. so meh.

                    I keep that local admin account. It has come in handy many times. It doesn't come from anywhere, it gets created each time on a new workstation.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @DustinB3403
                      last edited by

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

                      Was a guide really needed for this? Who didn't know how to do this?

                      Yes. It was discussed in a thread just the other day. It has been mentioned more than once and people disagree with the facts. So I posted them.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                      • IRJI
                        IRJ
                        last edited by

                        So does anyone know how to connect on online account to your windows 10 installation?
                        😂🤣🤣😂😂

                        RojoLocoR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                        • RojoLocoR
                          RojoLoco @IRJ
                          last edited by

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

                          So does anyone know how to connect on online account to your windows 10 installation?
                          😂🤣🤣😂😂

                          Yes. You will need the blood of a Lithuanian virgin, a grashopper's eyelash, and 10 grams of unobtanium. I'm assuming your Faustian deal with MS is already signed and valid, yes?

                          IRJI 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
                          • IRJI
                            IRJ @RojoLoco
                            last edited by IRJ

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

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

                            So does anyone know how to connect on online account to your windows 10 installation?
                            😂🤣🤣😂😂

                            Yes. You will need the blood of a Lithuanian virgin, a grashopper's eyelash, and 10 grams of unobtanium. I'm assuming your Faustian deal with MS is already signed and valid, yes?

                            A man creating a Microsoft account and agreeing to terms in conditions during a Windows 10 install.

                            2018 Partially Colorized

                            http://ancient-mesopotamian.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/3/9/57392903/4029889_orig.jpg

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              Using this guide right now 🙂

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • PhlipElderP
                                PhlipElder
                                last edited by

                                Easier is "Set up for an Organization" and choose a username. Ours would be Laptop Admin with the space and no password to avoid the questions.

                                Once logged on, CTRL+ALT+DEL and Change Password to set the new one. Note that the existing would be a blank.

                                DashrenderD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @PhlipElder
                                  last edited by

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

                                  Easier is "Set up for an Organization" and choose a username. Ours would be Laptop Admin with the space and no password to avoid the questions.

                                  Once logged on, CTRL+ALT+DEL and Change Password to set the new one. Note that the existing would be a blank.

                                  Interesting - a blank password has it avoid the recovery questions... huh.

                                  JaredBuschJ 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @Dashrender
                                    last edited by

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

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

                                    Easier is "Set up for an Organization" and choose a username. Ours would be Laptop Admin with the space and no password to avoid the questions.

                                    Once logged on, CTRL+ALT+DEL and Change Password to set the new one. Note that the existing would be a blank.

                                    Interesting - a blank password has it avoid the recovery questions... huh.

                                    Yes.
                                    But I believe when I tested it, you still had to fill out recovery once you added a password. Or maybe that was even adding a pssword non admin account. I lost track.

                                    PhlipElderP DashrenderD 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                    • PhlipElderP
                                      PhlipElder @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @JaredBusch Once into the desktop the process I indicated does not kick the recovery question prompt. I don't even know where they are in Win10 since all of our systems are AD integrated or have an Admin and a Standard account for the user's day to day that we manage.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @JaredBusch
                                        last edited by

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

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

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

                                        Easier is "Set up for an Organization" and choose a username. Ours would be Laptop Admin with the space and no password to avoid the questions.

                                        Once logged on, CTRL+ALT+DEL and Change Password to set the new one. Note that the existing would be a blank.

                                        Interesting - a blank password has it avoid the recovery questions... huh.

                                        Yes.
                                        But I believe when I tested it, you still had to fill out recovery once you added a password. Or maybe that was even adding a pssword non admin account. I lost track.

                                        well - yeah - you would expect to do the recover IF you give it a password.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          I use this guide to walk customers through setting up a machine nearly weekly.

                                          DashrenderD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

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

                                            I use this guide to walk customers through setting up a machine nearly weekly.

                                            I'm curious why you push them away from using a MS account?

                                            PhlipElderP 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 3
                                            • 4
                                            • 5
                                            • 6
                                            • 7
                                            • 7 / 7
                                            • First post
                                              Last post