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AuroraBloom
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Mar 25, 2026

Can I set up this account configuration when setting up a new windows laptop

On a brand new windows laptop, I like to set up two users, a windows account standard user, and a local account admin. Because MS makes it difficult to setup without a MS account, I like to do the following:

  • Use a MS account to set up Windows. Avoid setting up one drive. The user doesn't use the MS eco-system.
  • Create a local account. Set it up as admin.
  • Remove admin from the MS account.

Will this bypass the issue where you can't set up windows because you don't have a windows account? I am mostly interested in keeping the admin account local.

I wonder if not installing onedrive would be a bad idea. I suspect Windows would constantly prompt you to install one drive. I got the feeling that some settings won't get backed up if one drive isn't working, so perhaps instead of removing one drive, I just limit what it syncs?

 

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