Microsoft Wants to do Away with Windows 10 Local Accounts

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.

A Local Account is one that is tied to the computer, cannot be used to login to other computers, is not integrated into Windows 10 cloud services such as OneDrive and the Microsoft Store, and does not require an email address.

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!