Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
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Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#2“They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.”
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#3Seems like it's still there, just harder to access now.
The "best" sorted comment says:
> They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#4Seems like it's still there, just harder to access now. The "best" sorted comment says: > They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.
At this point they've crossed over from 'dark pattern' to 'black magic fuckery'.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#5“They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.”
I've been installing Windows 10 w/o an active network connection since its release. Sounds like that'll become a more common thing for others.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#6Seems like it's still there, just harder to access now. The "best" sorted comment says: > They have not removed it, it just is not visible by default if you are connected to the internet. Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account.
At this point they've crossed over from 'dark pattern' to 'black magic fuckery'.
There's no indication of magical behaviour, it's just unfriendly.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point they've crossed over from 'dark pattern' to 'black magic fuckery'.
There's no indication of magical behaviour, it's just unfriendly.
And it will end up being used by fewer people, after which their telemetry will indicate that fewer than X % of people are using the feature thus they will claim it's justified to remove it.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#8I just want them to let me pick my own god damned name for the home folder. I hate the weird shit they pick for me.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point they've crossed over from 'dark pattern' to 'black magic fuckery'.
There's no indication of magical behaviour, it's just unfriendly.
I think having to type the wrong answer in deliberately multiple times or complete the process without internet access is beyond unfriendly.
Re: Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point they've crossed over from 'dark pattern' to 'black magic fuckery'.
There's no indication of magical behaviour, it's just unfriendly.
It is a dark pattern because it is from a corporation that know what they are doing and had passed all the internal UI/UX tests. At this time it should be punished as well as its difficult to avoid telemetry issues.