Solved Have to use a hotmail account to login?

Hi there,

Just got my wife a new desktop (Dell XPS 8700) and it came with Windows 8.1. I am not familiar with this version of windows but am with Windows 7 as I use that every day for work.

When I turned on the desktop there were several setup steps that had to be completed and one of them was signing on with a hotmail account. It may have been phrased a little differently but I was not able to skip this screen. My wife does have a hotmail account but does not want that to be her login/password just to get into windows, which I can fully understand.

So, is there a way to set up a regular user account like we could in Windows 7?
Also, how the heck do I get to the control panel? Is there even one? Took me ages just to stumble across how to set the workgroup to what I wanted it to be.

I know it's just a learning process and any/all help will be much appreciated

Many thanks.

Hi Dave, welcome to the Eight Forums.

DaveInFL said:

When I turned on the desktop there were several setup steps that had to be completed and one of them was signing on with a hotmail account. It may have been phrased a little differently but I was not able to skip this screen. My wife does have a hotmail account but does not want that to be her login/password just to get into windows, which I can fully understand..

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Step 1:
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Step 3: Create a normal local user account.

The same in an Eight Forums Tutorial, step 18 tells how to use a local account instead of a Microsoft (email) account: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

See this tutorial, too: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4842-local-account-switch-windows-8-a.html

DaveInFL said:

Also, how the heck do I get to the control panel? Is there even one?

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Right click the Windows (start) button to open Start Menu, alternatively press WIN + X:
Kari

Thank you so much...I can see it taking a while to get used to windows 8.

You are welcome.

My advice to familiarize yourself with Windows 8: take your time, have a beer or two for meditational purposes, don't panic .

Kari said:

You are welcome.

My advice to familiarize yourself with Windows 8: take your time, have a beer or two for meditational purposes, don't panic .

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