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> On W11 you have to resort to more esoteric tricks, you can't actually complete setup normally without network and a ms account. Maybe with the latest images,
by Strom 3y ago
> On W11 you have to resort to more esoteric tricks, you can't actually complete setup normally without network and a ms account.
Maybe with the latest images, but I have an original W11 RTM image that installs just fine without network and a MS account.
- LeoPanthera 3y agoProbably you have the "Pro" version, which allows this. The Home version does not.
- star-glider 3y agoCorrect: with the latest images, W11 will not under any circumstances allow you to avoid creating an MS account. It will insist you go online and halt the installer until you do. Rufus (https://rufus.ie/en/ https://rufus.ie/en/) offers an option to revert fix this, but you still have to ensure that you keep wifi disconnected and ethernet unplugged during install.
- mentalpiracy 3y agoActually yes it will - at least as of last weekend. During OOBE setup, after connecting to Ethernet or Wi-Fi, you must select “join a work or school domain.” I got tripped up by this too because I was insistent on not connecting it to the internet during setup, but the local account only switch had moved since I last checked up on it. It will still ask you three or four times ARE YOU SURE you don’t want to sign in to a Microsoft account. But at least you can still avoid it for the moment.
- kup0 3y agoProbably only for Pro edition, not Home
- hypercube33 3y agoI'm fairly sure if you try to login with f@you.com it'll try to log you in and fail a few times and let you make an account.
- hot_gril 3y ago> Correct: with the latest images, W11 will not under any circumstances allow you to avoid creating an MS account. It will insist you go online and halt the installer until you do. Huh. Aside from the ethics, this creates a chicken-and-egg problem for anyone who needs a PC to set up their home internet.