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You can install it with local user, it just takes more time and they will nag you so you have to press ESC a couple of times. Most people don't know about this
by type0 4y ago
You can install it with local user, it just takes more time and they will nag you so you have to press ESC a couple of times. Most people don't know about this and are coerced into creating MS account, this isn't even some sort of dark pattern, it's a completely fraudulent practice.
- npteljes 4y agoI just installed from a freshly downloaded Win 10 ISO, and there was either no option for a local account, or I just haven't triggered the way to escape creating an online account. At that point, there simply was nowhere to click on the UI, I had the choice of either creating one on the spot, or using one that already exists, and that's it. Really hated the experience.
- pitzips 4y agoRufus (the ISO to Flash Drive app) recently added a feature to create a local user right into the installation media, remove telemetry, and remove windows 11 hardware restrictions. It's worked like a charm so far.
- rewgs 4y agoHoly shit, that’s awesome. Already loved Rufus but this is a whole other level.
- RDaneel0livaw 4y agoThis very exact specific occurrence happened to me a while back and made me so livid I cold powered off the entire machine, downloaded Linux onto a flash drive from a different laptop, and have been running happily since. The forced auto reboot install of updates really pissed me off and then this forced ms account on install was the last straw. Haven’t used a Microsoft product personally ever since.
- npteljes 4y agoIt's a jarring experience. They always seem to know better, and as the years went on, they made harder and harder to properly use the system as a power user.