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Title I do not want a Microsoft account. Microsoft doesn't need any more info about me than they already have. Thanks

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[–] IntegrationLabGod@lemm.ee 12 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

When you reach the screen asking for your Microsoft account info hit shift + F10 to open a command prompt and type in oobe\bypassnro. Your laptop will restart and you'll start over with the setup process. Disconnect from WiFi/Ethernet and go through the setup process, including setting up a local account.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Doesn’t work anymore if the computer has been updated on Windows 11.

Two of my family members bought two different laptops from Walmart on the same day about a month ago and asked me to help them set them up. This method worked on one but not the other. Nothing I did on the second worked. I even got Task Manager to open and close the OOBE but then the computer restarted and wouldn’t let me do that again.

I ended up having to sign in with my Microsoft account and then create a local account/andmin and then delete the account with my Microsoft account attached.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 minutes ago

Matter of Time... Take note folks

[–] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 minutes ago

Haven't tested this with the most recent Windows 11 installer but in the past what I do during the install is select that I'm setting the system up for a corporate / domain account. From there it allows to enter a normal Windows username/password like normal (you don't actually need a domain name but you can make one up if you want).

[–] AceSLS@ani.social 1 points 30 minutes ago

Easiest way is to get Windows 11 LTSC from MAS

[–] sOlitude24k@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 1 hour ago

Here you go!

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

AtlasOS is also pretty good to set up after windows is installed but before anything else is set up.

https://atlasos.net/

[–] astanix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

There should be an option to use a local account. I think the text is small and borderline hidden.