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FTA They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. So it’s just a UI issue
by goatinaboat 7y ago
FTA
They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet.
So it’s just a UI issue
- pndy 7y agoThis is more a dark pattern issue: user who's connected to the Internet during OOBE stage of installation will be forced to create or login with online account because it won't have other choice visible while the choice still exist but is simply hidden, because of MS "goals".
- labawi 7y agoCan confirm. I was installing Win10 for a fried a few weeks ago and couldn't create a local account. After a couple minutes of search to no avail, I tried: Just how is that supposed to work if I unplug the internet? By letting you create a local account, of course.
- pndy 7y agoLast time I had to reinstall, OOBE creator nagged me twice to go online when it couldn't detect network connection - it even show me Wifi page while my PC has an older motherboard that doesn't feature it. That was kinda... desperate.
- Moru 7y agoThey are moving a small step each update, moving it around, making it harder to find for each step. Sooner or later it will be missing completely.
- ekianjo 7y agoIts not a UI issue if it forces you to do something. its by design.
- alxlaz 7y ago> So it’s just a UI issue The same way implicitly-ticked "I agree to receive spam^H^H^H^H your newsletters every week" are "just a UI issue". Yes, it's implemented through an UI element, like most computer-related things today, but let's not pretend it's not a dubious move that's done for the benefit of anyone except the people who paid for the damn thing.