Question about refurbished Windows 10 laptop

I plan to buy a refurbished laptop with Windows 10 because I do not want to rent my Office software & share my personal info with Microsoft. My last laptop was purchased in 2013 and back then the software was on a disk. My question is this - will I be able to use this laptop without having to sign in with Microsoft for any reason? I don't recall having to provide my email to get updates - is that …

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