

You can use a local account and password instead, however, if you want a simpler experience. Entering (or creating) a Microsoft account is recommended, and allows your preferences to “follow” you from PC to PC, create a OneDrive cloud-storage account, and more. Your major choices boil down to these: whether to enter or create a Microsoft password, whether to enable Cortana, and choosing your privacy settings. Personalization begins with entering your name.

If you only do that once and stick with them, it may not be worth it though considering that you perform the modifications once only.Generally, you’ll be able to handle most of the OOBE questions without any hand-holding you’ll be asked for your preferred language and keyboard layout, to connect to Wi-Fi, and so on. This can be particularly useful if you change settings regularly.

In addition to that, it links to configuration options that Microsoft has yet to integrate into the settings application (or decided against it and won't add them). The main advantage of the program is that it links to all personalization options on a single screen making it that much easier to change settings without having to flip through different pages to do so. If you click on desktop background for instance, the corresponding control panel applet opens which improves the wallpaper selection process significantly as it remembers picture locations. The program won't load the Settings application but uses the personalization options provided by the Windows Control Panel (which Microsoft wants to get rid of). You may use the app to switch themes quickly or load one of the available personalization menus, e.g.
