FOLLOW UP Some advice, please. My friend rented a computer

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13. When I had to set up a microsoft account several years back it was confusing at first.

You need at minimum an account (user name) and a password to log on to your computer. But then the setup process would continue to ask you if you want to create your Microsoft Office 360 account and I believe some other stuff. Basically I suppose trying to suck you into the Microsoft universe of products and services.

The thing is to get an account and password set up and then exit the setup routine whenever you get the chance. At some point you probably have to click on something like not now and remind me again later.

After all these years, if I shut down my computer and restart, I usually see a message about continuing to set up my computer. It's annoying and the only options are to continue setup or "remind me later." I always just let my computer go into sleep mode so don't see that message often, but you might want to make your friend aware that she'll probably be pestered about "continuing setup" when she restarts. You just have to dismiss it.