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		michaelhoffman 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate W... I understand why this is bad, but I personally would sign up for a Microsoft account anyway. Mainly, I don't want all my stuff in "C:\Users\micha". Is there a way to set your username?

layer8 3 months ago [–]

Unless you prepare a custom image for installation, a non-local account is created, but you can replace it by a local account later.

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