[OPLINTECH] Windows 10 computers

[Chad Neeper]

It has been a while since I personally installed Win10 (a co-worker usually
handles it now), so I can't tell you exactly where in the process it is,
but...with an OEM install anyway...at the point it's asking you to create
the Microsoft account (or perhaps immediately before that), there is a very
small and non-obvious/non-intuitive option to click on that lets you create
a local account rather than the Microsoft account. As long as you click on
it to skip the Microsoft account and create a local account instead, you
don't need to jump through the hoops you described WRT disabling
Ethernet/WiFi.

FYI.  YMMV with branded computers, but my guess is that the option is
probably there on branded computers too.

Chad

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 9:08 AM, Joe Dusenbery via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Windows 10 is a little frustrating because you get forced through the
> Win10 initial setup upon first startup. The trick that I've found is to NOT
> connect the computer to any Internet access. Don't hard wire into Ethernet
> and skip the WiFi setup. When you do it this way you get the option to
> setup a local user account and don't need a Microsoft account. During this
> step we create a local administrator user with a custom user name and
> difficult/secure password.
>
> Once fully logged into Windows as that user, we join to the domain and use
> domain accounts with Group Policy from then on. The biggest frustration is
> during that initial setup. Win10 requires a Microsoft account if you
> connect the computer to any sort of Internet access which is very annoying
> since we don't use Microsoft accounts and don't want to.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
>
> Joseph R. Dusenbery, MISST
> IT Director
> Muskingum County Library System
> 220 N 5th Street
> Zanesville OH 43701
> 740.453.0391, ext 152
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> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Brian Phillips via OPLINTECH <
> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>
>> We are setting ours up the same as Chad mentioned. All computers are
>> setup on our domain, that way we can use group policies.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Brian Phillips
>>
>> Information Technology Manager
>>
>> Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
>>
>> 140 S Paint St.
>>
>> Chillicothe OH  45601
>>
>> Work – (740) 702-4115
>>
>> Cell – (740) 703-4153
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>>
>>
>> IT email address – it at crcpl.org
>>
>> Helpdesk email (to create a trouble ticket) – helpdesk at crcpl.org
>>
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>> *From:* OPLINTECH <oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org> *On Behalf Of *Chad
>> Neeper via OPLINTECH
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 27, 2018 10:24 AM
>> *To:* oplintech at lists.oplin.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] Windows 10 computers
>>
>>
>>
>> I've not been using online Microsoft accounts. The Win10 computers are
>> domain-joined and use domain user accounts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chad
>>
>>
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>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:14 AM, Fred Miller Jr via OPLINTECH <
>> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>>
>> Would like to know how other IT admins are handling the purchase of new
>> Windows 10 computers. Is everyone using standard local accounts still for
>> their new computer setups or are you setting up Microsoft accounts for
>> their new computers that are getting setup? I’m torn between both since
>> both offer different features.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
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