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> have to either have or create a Microsoft account

There’s a link near the bottom of the window to skip creating an MS account. Source: I did this last week.

I both looked for and searched for a way to do so without a Microsoft account about a month ago - could not upgrade to Windows 10 Home without it and could not remove 10S without upgrading it first. I had downloaded a copy of Windows directly from Microsoft but could not use it because the Windows 10S was preinstalled by the OEM and did not come with a windows key code.

This does not exist in Home versions of Windows 10 unless there is no active network connection.

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