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Information The Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 offers various apps, games, music, movies & TV, and books that users can browse through, purchase, or get for free to download and install for their Microsoft account in Windows 10 PCs and devices.
There are several reasons why users will continue using local accounts in addition to Microsoft accounts. In my case for instance I like to set up Windows 10 PC with a local adminitrator account and add my my Microsoft account as a standard account. Other users might have other reasons to use local accounts.
Whatever reason you have to use a local account, if you want to use apps from Windows Store you will need a Microsoft account. If you don't have one you can create a new Microsoft account.
However, to download and install apps from Windows Store you don't have to switch to a Microsoft account. You can continue using a local account to sign in to Windows, and use the Microsoft account only to sign in to Windows Store to download apps.
This tutorial will show how to continue using Windows with a local account using Microsoft account only to sign in to Windows Store to be able to install apps.
Use Local account with Windows Store
Note The screenshots in this tutorial are made in Build 14342. The process itself is however the same in all Windows 10 versions and builds.
What is a Microsoft account?
When you sign in to your Microsoft account, you have an all-access pass to Microsoft's premier services. If you use any of these services, you should already have a Microsoft account: Outlook.com, Office, Skype, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Bing, Microsoft Store, Windows, or MSN.
Your Microsoft account lets you manage everything all in one place. Keep tabs on your subscriptions and order history, organize your family's digital life, update your privacy and security settings, track the health and safety of your devices, and get rewards.
Everything stays with you in the cloud and across devices, including iOS and Android. Get to the people, content, and entertainment that matter to you most, with your Microsoft account. One account, all things Microsoft.