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Subject: Re: Set Up Windows WITHOUT a Microsoft Account
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:50:38 +0100
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Arno Welzel wrote:

> tb wrote:
> 
>> Are there any known drawbacks to setting up a PC with a local account?
> 
> Using the Microsoft Store is quite limited.
I've only installed free apps from the microsoft store, which doesn't 
need a microsoft account, but I think even if you logon to the PC with a 
local account, you can logon to the store with a separate MS account?