When I bought my computer, it came pre installed and was asking for a Microsoft account. I didn't know of any option not to do that, so we used an old msn-messenger email.
If you skip where it asks for wifi/don't plug in Ethernet, you can skip making an account. If you connect to the internet at any point you will need one though. When I setup my mom's laptop I just wiped it and reinstalled from scratch, didn't even bother to go through the setup.
I don't know why Microsoft even bothered making it a new numbered version. It's literally just the next major Windows 10 update, but they are giving it a new name. It's all just fixes for problems Windows 10 has with laptops.
Knowing that I doubt the installation process will be any different.
If you don't connect to the internet when you install windows 10, you don't need a Microsoft account.
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When I bought my computer, it came pre installed and was asking for a Microsoft account. I didn't know of any option not to do that, so we used an old msn-messenger email.
If you skip where it asks for wifi/don't plug in Ethernet, you can skip making an account. If you connect to the internet at any point you will need one though. When I setup my mom's laptop I just wiped it and reinstalled from scratch, didn't even bother to go through the setup.
I wonder if win11 will do the same
I don't know why Microsoft even bothered making it a new numbered version. It's literally just the next major Windows 10 update, but they are giving it a new name. It's all just fixes for problems Windows 10 has with laptops.
Knowing that I doubt the installation process will be any different.
Purely a PR move to get away from the stigma of 10