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What version of windows?

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You don't actually need a Microsoft account to activate Windows, but with Windows 11, it has become harder to get around the "requirement" to set it up using a Microsoft account.

 

This is the current method to circumvent the requirement: https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-set-up-without-internet-connection/

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You don't need to activate Windows at all if you don't want to. It's not like the system becomes unusable.

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The short answer to your question though, is that yeah generally the key is tied to your ID these days, but you can usually switch to a local account at any time after, although as mentioned it's apparently trickier in Windows 11

 

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11 minutes ago, jjcz5 said:

Windows 10 Home

 

Oh then sure, just unplug/disable internet before install and keep telling windows NO I don't have an account, I don't have internet

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(This is kind of off topic) I've already installed Windows 10 on my new PC using the ISO file and a USB stick, I've been using it inactivated for now. during the installation I connected to the internet, I remember saying no to all of their "Privacy settings" when I look In Windows settings under Accounts it says that my account is local. Because I connected to the internet during installation, is my account technically not Local or did I install something I don't need?

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5 hours ago, jjcz5 said:

(This is kind of off topic) I've already installed Windows 10 on my new PC using the ISO file and a USB stick, I've been using it inactivated for now. during the installation I connected to the internet, I remember saying no to all of their "Privacy settings" when I look In Windows settings under Accounts it says that my account is local. Because I connected to the internet during installation, is my account technically not Local or did I install something I don't need?

If it says that you have a local account, then you have a local account. Is your full username an email address? If not, your account is local.

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