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Discus and support Windows 10 Hardware Upgrade with ONLY a local account. in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my hardware (New CPU/Motherboard/Ram etc.) in the very near future and only use a local account - I upgraded directly from... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by JkF50, Nov 25, 2018.

  1. JkF50 Win User

    Windows 10 Hardware Upgrade with ONLY a local account.


    Hi,


    I'm looking to upgrade my hardware (New CPU/Motherboard/Ram etc.) in the very near future and only use a local account - I upgraded directly from Windows 7.


    I have absolutely no intention of using a Microsoft account to sign into my current system or my future system as using an 120+ char password on a daily basis (and I'm not setting a PIN) is not something I'd look to do.


    So, my question is, how do I clean install Windows 10 without using a Microsoft Account on entirely new hardware?


    Simplistic back in the day; grab your product key and enter that on install. Now this seems to be an absolute minefield.


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    JkF50, Nov 25, 2018
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  2. Zakin Win User

    Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

    Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

    I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

    It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

    EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown Windows 10 Hardware Upgrade with ONLY a local account. :(
     
    Zakin, Nov 25, 2018
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  3. Local account installation question


    I'm fairly certain that Skip this step was available in 10.0.130 - the workaround in Step 20 (back button) is no longer required.

    The currently known, as of 10.0.130, ways to create a Local account sign-in are
    • Skip this step at the MS account creation phase
    • No Internet connection during the install
    • static IP (post# 2 by Fragment) - New (to me anyway)
     
    Slartybart, Nov 25, 2018
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  4. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Hardware Upgrade with ONLY a local account.

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

    • Launch the Store from your Start menu.
    • Click the user icon next to the search box.
    • Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
    • Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
    • When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”
    from Lifehacker
     
    Ahhzz, Nov 25, 2018
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