Post AKZhzilVpybAmPidPc by ln@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AKYd8lt0uQQ88XlPrk by ln@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T16:45:31Z
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So, if you connect your computer to the internet while installing Windows 10 that thing will force you to use a Microsoft account and not allow you to create a local user.
(DIR) Post #AKYd8mM5ALflahMdAu by gamey@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T17:00:25Z
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@ln Unless things changed Win10 should allow you to click a tiny blue text to skip the MS account but Windows 11 won't install without one whatsoever and essentially requires a internet connection while you install it. I think there are new workarounds all the time but Microsoft seems to patch them a lot
(DIR) Post #AKYd8myiqga5WXRUP2 by ln@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T17:58:42Z
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@gamey Before you arrive to the user creation part during the installation you are prompted to connect to a network. If you do connect to a network the option to go forth with a local account isn't available any more and you are required to either log in to your MS account or make a new one. Unless I really overlooked it
(DIR) Post #AKYd8nTD1Ky335hpvE by gamey@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T20:16:37Z
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@ln It's intentionally very very very easy to overlook :)
(DIR) Post #AKYd8nsjURNsKFeDho by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T20:43:25Z
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@gamey @ln yeah, I’ve setup local users while online many times. It is easy to overlook. You also get lots of “are you sure you don’t want to sign in?” prompts.
(DIR) Post #AKYdjLoUoIPdzJ5phY by ln@fosstodon.org
2022-06-16T20:50:08Z
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@kev @gamey Hum... I'll be alert next time I have to deal with Windows. Thanks guys. 👌
(DIR) Post #AKZhzaPEuu1qr1EjaK by paul@notnull.click
2022-06-17T07:52:20.972187Z
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@ln @kev @gamey they've actually removed the skip button in more recent versions... You have to NOT connect to the internet to be able to set up a local accountThat's on Home edition anyway, Pro edition still allows you to set up a local account via the "domain join instead" method.I don't know how they haven't got into trouble for this, it's absolutely horrendous behaviour
(DIR) Post #AKZhzilVpybAmPidPc by ln@fosstodon.org
2022-06-17T08:00:19Z
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@paul @gamey @kev so I didn't overlook it? It was Home edition that I was installing.
(DIR) Post #AKZhzjMjbaNAdr8MQi by paul@notnull.click
2022-06-17T08:03:11.952944Z
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@ln @gamey @kev I don't think so, unless I have been as well... but I'm pretty sure it disappeared around 2020-21I set up a lot of PCs for work and have been through that horrible setup too many times and seen its progression, it threw me a bit when that skip button wasn't there
(DIR) Post #AKZhzlDEjrxoMyhnu4 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-06-17T09:12:29Z
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@paul @gamey @ln typical microsoft. I stand corrected. 😊