Not true. Total FUD.
you click create account, then select local account at the bottom.
Enterprise edition also doesn't prompt for a Microsoft account.
you click create account, then select local account at the bottom.
Enterprise edition also doesn't prompt for a Microsoft account.
Sounds like something Douglas Adams wrote. It is not _total_ FUD, it's confusing, and it's obvious Microsoft wants to hide that option and force most users into using an MS Account.
Edit: Oh, then if you create a new account, again, way at the bottom, in low-contrast text, is "Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended)". Clicking that takes you to a screen full of text, telling you how MS accounts are better. The default selection on that page is "Microsoft account". You must again click Local account to actually continue.
(and under most cases during installing an OS, the internet is not avaliable)
I've done this on two network connected physical machines and a VM.
Like i said this is all FUD from emotional people who just want upvotes for shitting on Microsoft for not noticing the damn option.
For reference, it's documented as well.
Here is a blog describing how to get around it for preview but he describes exactly my experience for RTM. http://www.infobyte.hr/blog/337/windows-8-1-preview-how-to-i...
note: I'm talking about the install process. not in the OS UI after install.