Microsoft Wants To Do Away With Windows 10 Local Accounts Slashdot
https://nu.federati.net/url/264192

>An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bleeping Computer:
>As time goes on, it is becoming increasingly clear that Microsoft is trying to make local accounts a thing of the past and push all new Windows 10 users to a Microsoft account. Since Windows 10 1903, Microsoft quietly changed the Windows Out-of-box Experience (OOBE) or setup experience so that many users are no longer able to create a local account during set up as they could previously. Recently, this change also expanded to international users in India and Germany.
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>For those affected, the only way to create a local account during setup is to disconnect the computer from the Internet. Yes, that's right, Microsoft now makes you disconnect the computer from the Internet to create a local account during setup! If you don't want to disconnect your network, then you need to first set up Windows with a Microsoft Account and then when done with setup go into the Windows 10 'Family & other users' settings and create a local account. Even that is a bit convoluted as you have to first start the process of creating a Microsoft account and finally on the second screen, be given the option that you wish to create a local account. Once a local account has been created, you can delete the original Microsoft account you created during setup.

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https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/

https://nu.federati.net/url/264195

This will be the bane of IT, I have already encountered this with a new computer for a customer. PITA.