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>use anecdotal evidence while denying others the opportunity ...

They said "It's not possible to install a local account any more.".

I'm sure you can understand why my own memories of just recently doing the apparently impossible thing will hold more weight -- to me at least -- than a comment saying the thing I just did is impossible.

That might not be super convincing to an outside reader, but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination.

It'd be hard for me to pretend like the anecdotal evidence is equal in this situation.

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> but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination.

Or that you didn't consider all relevant factors, like if you used the latest image like the other use did, as they asked?

Or it was 3 days ago, so it was the image available on Microsoft 3 days ago?

I mean, you're answering a question here, so it doesn't really make sense to start your reply with 'Or'. I get you're trying to be snappy back, but it doesn't really work here.

That aside, the point is there are a ton of possibilities why it worked for you and not another user. Just because it worked for you and the other people reporting it did (and dare I point out some confirmation bias for you dismissing the other people saying it didn't) doesn't mean it still works universally or in newer/older or even different regional versions of an image.

I feel like a crazy person, trying to convince strangers on the internet that I really did manage to install Windows with a local account. Why? I'm not even sure. This isn't how I imagined my future when I was a kid.

You can take the win here, I probably used an obscure regional version from 1998 or something. To quote the OP: It's not possible to install a local account any more

I think myself and the other dude are trying to help you see that theres no contest to be winning here

Yes, you're right, the other person had a very helpful tone indeed. My mistake.

I appreciate that I came on to see you say this, because I was about to reply quoting you saying I can take the win, saying I wasn't trying to compete and maybe that was an issue.

FWIW, I don't doubt at all that you could create a local account. I have yet to move to 11 from 10 for my VM setup and want to avoid doing so as long as possible, so I've been sort of tracking the issue, as that they may remove it permanently is a slight concern and interest to me.

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