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This is not correct, and I’ve tried it. The installer will ask you to connect to the internet, and halt until you do.

by LeoPanthera 4y ago

Scharkenberg 4y ago
There is a straightforward workaround, namely Shift+F10 -> OOBE\BYPASSNRO.
- tagyro 4y ago
  "hack" or "workaround", in this context, have the same meaning. So the comment is correct: you can't install (specific versions of) Windows without internet.
  - Scharkenberg 4y ago
    It's a built-in and supported workaround, just intentionally hidden (because Microsoft wants the average Joe / the masses to use an online account). That's not something that a random person came up with, even if it's not advertised.
- shoo_pl 4y ago
  While this is a workaround, I would not call it "straightforward" because there is no world where I can explain this to my family members :) Straightforward would be a small text-based link at the bottom saying "skip this step"...
  - ant6n 4y ago
    Straightforward would be a big button saying „skip this step“.
  - Scharkenberg 4y ago
    IMO, that's the difference between straightforward and obvious. It's not obvious because Microsoft doesn't want it to be obvious. But one can totally tell a family member "press these keys, then type this command and press Enter" - non-technically inclined people couldn't care less about further explanation, only about the end goal. I've done more complicated troubleshooting over the phone...
- LeoPanthera 4y ago
  That would be the hack I mentioned, yes. "Normal" users would never do this.
stragies 4y ago
Last time I installed, I had to only select "continue with limited setup" (tiny font with bad contrast in the bottom left corner, doesn't really look like a button), and confirm that in the nag-screens that follow. Then it created a local account. After the installation I inserted the network cable and all is well.
- jeroenhd 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure Microsoft removed that. I didn't see it last time I tried. Shift+F10 and the magic bypass command still work, though, but who knows for how long.

This is not correct, and I’ve tried it. The installer will ask you to connect to the internet, and halt until you do.

Scharkenberg 4y ago

There is a straightforward workaround, namely Shift+F10 -> OOBE\BYPASSNRO.

tagyro 4y ago
"hack" or "workaround", in this context, have the same meaning. So the comment is correct: you can't install (specific versions of) Windows without internet.
- Scharkenberg 4y ago
  It's a built-in and supported workaround, just intentionally hidden (because Microsoft wants the average Joe / the masses to use an online account). That's not something that a random person came up with, even if it's not advertised.
shoo_pl 4y ago
While this is a workaround, I would not call it "straightforward" because there is no world where I can explain this to my family members :) Straightforward would be a small text-based link at the bottom saying "skip this step"...
- ant6n 4y ago
  Straightforward would be a big button saying „skip this step“.
- Scharkenberg 4y ago
  IMO, that's the difference between straightforward and obvious. It's not obvious because Microsoft doesn't want it to be obvious. But one can totally tell a family member "press these keys, then type this command and press Enter" - non-technically inclined people couldn't care less about further explanation, only about the end goal. I've done more complicated troubleshooting over the phone...
LeoPanthera 4y ago
That would be the hack I mentioned, yes. "Normal" users would never do this.

stragies 4y ago

Last time I installed, I had to only select "continue with limited setup" (tiny font with bad contrast in the bottom left corner, doesn't really look like a button), and confirm that in the nag-screens that follow. Then it created a local account. After the installation I inserted the network cable and all is well.

jeroenhd 4y ago
I'm pretty sure Microsoft removed that. I didn't see it last time I tried. Shift+F10 and the magic bypass command still work, though, but who knows for how long.