I'm sorry, Scott, but that is *exactly* the reason why I'm using a local account for my Windows. > Don't just do this because you don't like the idea of a Microsoft account. > You should really know what you're doing here. Funny thing I noticed when upgrading my Windows 8: I didn't manage to find the option to not use a MS Account until after I entered invalid credentials. Sponsor: Big thanks to Telerik Icenium for sponsoring the feed this week! Build and publish iOS & Android apps with Visual Studio using only HTML5 & JavaScript! Telerik Icenium now includes Visual Studio integration. This is a local account that has no ties to the online world. Put in a user name and password like you always do. Here's where you actually make your local account. I found using a local local to be better for me when making a Virtual Machine. That said, you can always add an account later.

Don't just do this because you don't like the idea of a Microsoft account. You should really know what you're doing here. Step 3Īt this point, it looks like you'll need to Create a Microsoft account, but you can also click 'Sign in without a Microsoft account.' You can click there to create a new online Microsoft account, sure, but this is also how you create a local account. You can also click 'Create a new account' at the bottom. Setup will ask you to Sign into your Microsoft account. When you get to settings, it doesn't matter if you click Use Express Settings or Customize. It wasn't immediately obvious to me how to create a local login, so I wrote it up here to help you, Oh Internet Person. Now, I realize that not using a Live ID would limit the things I could do and cause a lot more account popups when I visited apps like Music, Store, Video, and others, but still, I want the choice. I didn't feel like linking this temporary machine to my existing Microsoft ID and just wanted a regular local login. I was setting up Windows 8.1 on a machine and didn't want to use a Microsoft ID (Live ID) to sign into it.

Use skype without microsoft account