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Could this be a Pro vs Home thing?
by fauigerzigerk 8y ago
Could this be a Pro vs Home thing?
- wilsonnb 8y agoAnecdotal, but installed Home on my computer about a month ago and used a local account with no problem.
- amoshi 8y agoRunning Windows Home here with a local account. Maybe you were tired or affected by a 1 in a million bug.
- Semaphor 8y agoNope, MS just uses some Dark Pattern (at least on home) to make it seem that way. The link to make a local account is not obvious.
- radarsat1 8y ago> Nope, MS just uses some Dark Pattern (at least on home) to make it seem that way. The link to make a local account is not obvious. I don't know how to prove it, maybe i should have taken a photo (but who cares right), but the link was not dark, it was _not there_. I was able to make a local account and switch to it after installation, but I was not able to completely the installation without a Microsoft account. You don't have to believe me of course, but the screen did not appear exactly the same as in help tutorials I googled.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoIt’s very easy to miss, I’ve had to search around for it.
- Semaphor 8y agoMy fiancee just got a new laptop. They went from dark pattern to downright evil, the only option was to disconnect wifi, say you need a new address. Enter bullshit data and afterward it will create a local account for you. Fuck that shit.
- WorldMaker 8y agoIt could also be a 1507 versus 1803 thing? The Out-of-Box installer experience in Windows 10 has changed a lot in two-and-a-half years (for the better). Not being able to find the option to use a local account was a common complaint with the 1507 installer (it was there, it was just so de-emphasized to be almost invisible) that was addressed in following OOB versions.