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I can set up and sign in to MacOS without using my Apple ID though.

• jptech 5y ago
  Correct me if i'm wrong but I think you still need to go online to finish the setup process?
  • skohan 5y ago
    I'm pretty sure you don't need a network connection to set up a mac unless this has changed in recent releases.
  • vetinari 5y ago
    No, you don't need to. There is zero-touch enterprise provisioning available, that requires you to be connected to a suitably configured local network (if learns about what it needs from dhcp tags), but this is not something that normal users need to be concerned about. For a non-MDM-managed mac, you can do everything offline just fine. Or you can be online, if you do not want to use iCloud account (I'm not using it either), you can finish the OOBE wizard and everything will be just like the user wants.