New HP / Microsoft Forces Account Setup

[cdinva]

Brand new HP Pavilion (purchased from HP website) with Windows 10. Upon first power on, the screen wanted to select a country, keyboard, wifi network, and now is forcing me to log into Microsoft. This laptop is for a friend and they will not want an Microsoft account and will not log into Microsoft. The screen displays 7 Microsoft icons on the left, and "Unlock your Microsoft Experience" on the right with no way to get to the actual operating system. I've tried Esc, the Windows Key. There is no Skip, Cancel, or any other buttons except Sign In. How do I get this bloat software off this laptop and get a normal windows screen?

[banhien]

@cdinva 

Hope the following Guide helps

             https://ghacks.net/2023/01/26/how-to-bypass-the-microsoft-account-requirement-during-windows-setup/

Regards.

[cdinva]

Thanks BH! I did a few FireFox searches but did't see the link you provided. The very first option worked great. For Wifi, I just pressed the 'Airplane Mode' button on the laptop and sure enough when it came to setup wifi, I just selected 'I don't have Internet'. As a privacy custodian, I restrict any outgoing personal data as much as possible.