[kolinko]

On macOS it asks you to set up once during the first startup, and then doesn’t nag you all the time if you don’t want to.

I set up Macs for people without an iCloud and it was not an issue - they didn’t miss it, aside from notes not syncing between devices and other features that need iCloud.

On Windows it will keep trying you to sign up all the time. I have just one machine with Windows, I don’t need an MS account, I don’t need their cloud features nor their store, and Windows keeps pushing me to set up one.

[CJefferson]

My Mac settings app has a permenent "1 notification" red dot, because I haven't logged my Apple ID in, and every so often (about once a month), a notification pops up to remind me to log my Apple ID in.

I'd love to learn how to get rid of those.

[kolinko]

Ah, right, I forgot about these.

Question - is it because you didn’t add any apple ID, or that you added it but didn’t log in?

I remember MacOS prodding me the same way even with non-apple accounts when I added them but had expired passwords.

If it’s that then you can go to the „accounts” preference and remove all the accounts. Perhaps it will help.