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I tried both, both worked. I had to unassociate my login on the first one to the bogus email and microsoft account.....for sure NEVER to be used again. And I'm going to be spending more time on my MAC. Just another disappointment from Windows....Start button , yeah right.
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I tried both, both worked. I had to unassociate my login on the first one to the bogus email and microsoft account.....for sure NEVER to be used again. And I'm going to be spending more time on my MAC. Just another disappointment from Windows....Start button , yeah right.

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We saw on line that we could upgrade our current Windows 8.0 install to Windows 8.1 pro for free. We went thru the process and downloaded the software and began the upgrade. We stopped where it says that we now have to create a Microsoft Account to complete the upgrade. We don't want another account that someone is selling or tracking us with, we don't plan to purchase anything from the Windows Store, we will not be using cloud storage, and we don't want all our pc's syncing up settings our whatever they think is useful.... I don't want to sign into my pc using my &quot;Microsoft Account&quot; ....i want to log in with my own local account. &nbsp;Is there a work around for this or a way to circumvent it? Or is Windows 8 my last Microsoft OS.
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We saw on line that we could upgrade our current Windows 8.0 install to Windows 8.1 pro for free. We went thru the process and downloaded the software and began the upgrade. We stopped where it says that we now have to create a Microsoft Account to complete the upgrade. We don't want another account that someone is selling or tracking us with, we don't plan to purchase anything from the Windows Store, we will not be using cloud storage, and we don't want all our pc's syncing up settings our whatever they think is useful.... I don't want to sign into my pc using my "Microsoft Account" ....i want to log in with my own local account.  Is there a work around for this or a way to circumvent it? Or is Windows 8 my last Microsoft OS.

Windows 8.1 pro upgrade

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.