Use Windows 10 offline - how it works
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With OneDrive and the Microsoft account, Windows 10 becomes the online operating system. We show you how you can use Windows 10 offline.
Use Windows 10 offline: Deactivate online functions
- If you have not yet installed the new operating system, you can set up Windows 1ß without a Microsoft account. However, the Cortana voice assistant can no longer be used.
- However, you can still convert your Microsoft account into a local account after installation.
- Microsoft's cloud service OneDrive also starts with Windows and wants to access the Internet. Here we show you how to disable OneDrive on Windows 10.
Use Windows 10 completely offline: Disconnect from the Internet
After you have switched off all online services from Windows, you can also go completely offline with Windows and fly under the radar. All you have to do is cut the Internet connection.
- Press the "Windows" and "R" keys simultaneously so that the "Execute" command opens.
- Enter "ncpa.cpl" here and confirm with "OK". Then the network connections open.
- Select the desired network adapter (LAN or WLAN) and click on it with the right mouse button.
- With the option "Deactivate" and the subsequent security query you switch off the adapter and are offline.
