Windows 10: No more sign in with MS Account on install?

I know how to shut her up, I was wondering how to avoid her completely and run a traditional setup.

 

Ah, OK. I do believe its all the same menu's etc? Just no running dialog in the background. Same menu's other than the ones being looked at in this thread that is. I'm tempted to do a clean install on my laptop to see if I get all the same menu's, if that's where your going with this. I saw all the same menu's when I clean installed the Creators Update on my PC's, assisted or otherwise. The only ones missing where the "Hello I'm Cortana etc". All the options menus were the same as near as I can remember. The same as what's in Brinks tutorial. Not saying that hasn't changed, just that that's what I observed.

 

The critical difference between the Cortana assisted install and Brink's tutorial seems to be that she doesn't offer the choice to join a domain or (specifically in answer to the OP's initial question) there's no option to use a Microsoft Account.

 

I do believe that was an option when I did it way back when the CU was released. Memories not what it should be, but if had been different I think I would remember. I'm going to go dig my laptop out and do a clean install in a bit. Curiosity is getting the best of me. Time to have supper first though.

 

Ok, just did a clean install 10 Pro x64, same x86 x64 multi thumb drive created with the en-us MCT download. Cortana assisted setup and I'm now looking at the How would you like to setup, personal or organization menu, so its not the assisted setup that's doing it. I picked personal and I'm now at the "Sign in with Microsoft" screen with the email, phone or Skype option. No problem setting up with my Microsoft ID.

 

Interesting twist just happened. while typing in the above post I left my laptop on the Sign in with Microsoft screen. When I went back to sign in, it was blank? Like it went into power save screen blank or something? I couldn't get it to come out no matter what key I pressed? Even momentarily pressing the power button did nothing, just a blank screen. I did a forced power down and booted up again. Now I'm at the "Who's going to use this PC" screen with no option to enter my Microsoft ID? WTF?

 

And guess what, it gets better. Did another shut down, without setting up an account. Booted up, got a just a moment, and it went back to the "How would you like to setup", personal or organization menu. I selected personal and entered my Microsoft ID before it could blank out on me again. *Confused

 

Please accept my deepest apologies for abandoning this thread. Once again, I ended up in hospital. I was in for about 2 weeks this time. It does get boring.

I am glad my thread has encouraged a lot of discussion.
I might re do my PC this week, see what I get with that and if it is the same as my sons PC setup.
I am wondering if this is related to the PC and how microsoft remembers/identifies it, hardware related.

Thank you all so much. Interesting reads.

Brink, I always do a Pro setup, not home.
Alpha, I downloaded the latest and tried another one I downloaded early in the year.
Bree you are correct re the @ symbol, not an option.


Sin.

 

I'm waiting for the Fall Update to drop. I'll be doing another round of clean installs then anyway. I'll do at least one with the MCT download and at least one with a Visual Studio Subscription (formally MSDN) download. At least one Home install, and at least one Pro install.

 

No apology necessary. Glad you made it back. *Thumbs

 

Oh, you, you, you Hippsie you.
Thanks, man,

 

Just did a clean install with the 1709 Fall Update x86x64 MCT download. Windows 10 Home with a skip entering a key. Logged in with my Microsoft Account, no problem, it was the default option. Just a FYI post.

 

Just did a clean install on my laptop, 1709 Pro x64, MCT created thumb drive. I skipped connecting to my network and got the "Who's going to use this PC" screen instead of the Microsoft ID one. It forced me to setup with a local account. Best guess is your PC had network access but no Internet access. Something along those lines. It couldn't connect to verify your Microsoft ID is my guess.