It really is disgusting that they'll block workarounds like this. Do they REALLY need to force this on the less than 1% of users who might use such workarounds?

It really is disgusting that they'll block workarounds like this. Do they REALLY need to force this on the less than 1% of users who might use such workarounds? You can use a program called Rufus to create a bootable flash drive from a Windows ISO which lets you bypass the Microsoft login.