Windows 8.1 upgrade - why am I forced to create and account and provide sensitive data like date of birth?

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employees, or any other member of this forum. 

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I was forced to upgrade, because that's what my system did before I managed to login to the system. It DID NOT work the way I expected it to do :

- let me login to the system

- let me choose to upgrade

- tell me what is the process and what I will need to do the upgrade and do I agree.

When I switched my computer on in my case Windows simply said "do not shut down your computer, update is in progress", then it asked me to create an email account. And that is what my subject was about. Read my post carefully before responding.

You weren't forced to create an online account, you just didn't read all the options on the page before you assumed what it was asking.

You could have clicked the "sign-in without a Microsoft Account" at the bottom of the screen.  Since you already skipped it though, you can still switch back by going to PC Settings and clicking the "disconnect" option.  Either way, whether you choose it then or after the fact, nothing is ever forced up on you.

You weren't forced to create an online account, you just didn't read all the options on the page before you assumed what it was asking.

You could have clicked the "sign-in without a Microsoft Account" at the bottom of the screen.  Since you already skipped it though, you can still switch back by going to PC Settings and clicking the "disconnect" option.  Either way, whether you choose it then or after the fact, nothing is ever forced up on you.

My version didnt offered this option! I was forced to sign in with an existing account or to create a new one. No other options.

Nope, I tried every option and looked very carefully. My Version didn't offer this option! 

I decided to create a new account and filled it with fake data and a password I didnt memorize because I wasn't told and didn't thought I would need to know it later.

Now I am stuck to the login screen.

Because the update deleted my old local account data.

Forced to know a password Microsoft wont tell me for security reasons.

Sorry you missed reading that part.

If you have another account on the computer, you can use it to change your password.  See here: http://cmdrkeene.com/reset-forgotten-windows-password

If you don't know the password you picked, you need to erase your computer to "factory settings" and start over again.  You can do this using the backup disc the computer came with, or you can contact the company that built it to get a new backup disc to use.

Next time, you can either skip making a password entirely, or just make one that you remember.

If you have another account on the computer, you can use it to change your password.  See here:

Already tried that, doesnt work at this point:

"At the login screen, click the arrow icon and select the Administrator account."

No arrow to click anywhere. :(

Thanks Cmdr for trying to help me.

If you don't know the password you picked, you need to erase your computer to "factory settings" and start over again.

I would loose all my data this way!

Thanks god I didn't trust Windows and still use my 7 year old iMac for work and important files.