Windows 10: Can't get out of S-mode without signing in to MS account?

I work partly as an it-admin at the school i work at, and a student has bought a PC and it came with Windows S-mode. This student needs some important apps that are not in the MS Store. I go to settings and find the activation, but it prompts me to sign into a MS account. All students in my county have an Office365 account, but signing in with this doesn't work as it isn't a MS account. So i can't get past this. I obviously want to avoid creating a MS account for this 12 year old student, but do i need to that nevertheless? Is there another way?

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No more sign in with MS Account on install?

Please excuse the horrible quality and randomness of images. No important images pertaining to the question are missing. But I did skip irrelevant common steps when taking photos, just common stuff.






























At this step, I wasn't given any other choices, this was forced. This also happened disconnected and when skipping key entry.
I was not given the option to: "Or, even better, use an online account"




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No more sign in with MS Account on install?

And likewise, Sin. It's good to see you! Hope all is well with you and yours.

Sorry I can't comment here for I haven't clean installed an OS in quite awhile (using the Media Creation tool), however I did sign in with my MS account when I did. My 10 Creator Update has been on my machine for quite some time. A very stable OS I may add.

Your pics are fine. I see you're upgrading all or most of your PCs I assume? I'm curious as to why you weren't offered to sign in with your MS account as well. I'm wondering if it's a regional/country mandate by law? Who knows with these crazy micro-managing laws today?! *sarc Not a suggestion, but I would think at this point you could create an MS account and delete the local one.

I'm sure someone will look in on this. I'll be peeking in to see how this goes.

 

Creating or signing in to microsoft account

Hi Gloria,

The error code that your are getting when adding an account is usually caused by the following:

• Your phone has an incorrect date and time set.
• You do not have a data connection.
• Your phone is in a "bad state."

We suggest that you follow the steps on this link to set up your Microsoft
Account on your device.

Keep us posted for further assistance.

Regards.