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Here's several people saying it doesn't work any more: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-24h2-i-want-setup-without-microsoft/8b9d

Here's several people saying it doesn't work any more: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-11-24h2-i-want-setup-without-microsoft/8b9d83e6-1537-4e1f-b894-cb6f510b943e https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/window... It tried it, it didn't work. I even disabled wifi in bios.

ziddoap 2y ago
I'm not sure what to tell you. Friday, 3 days ago, I setup a brand new Windows 11 Home computer. I didn't connect to Wi-Fi, I did OOBE\bypassnro, and I created my local account. Nice and simple. There are other people in this very thread who also had the same experience as me. Sorry it didn't work for you. But it still works.
- okasaki 2y ago
  Maybe you used an old image? I downloaded the latest from Microsoft.
  - Kerbonut 2y ago
    Try it inside quotes. Try the double-quotes around it, supposedly it still works.
- Aeglaecia 2y ago
  having performed the oobe bypass , it has not been possible on machines by some vendors , while continuing to work on others ... on a side note it seems hypocritical to use anecdotal evidence while denying others the opportunity ...
  - ziddoap 2y ago
    >use anecdotal evidence while denying others the opportunity ... They said "It's not possible to install a local account any more.". I'm sure you can understand why my own memories of just recently doing the apparently impossible thing will hold more weight -- to me at least -- than a comment saying the thing I just did is impossible. That might not be super convincing to an outside reader, but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination. It'd be hard for me to pretend like the anecdotal evidence is equal in this situation.
    - DEADMINCE 2y ago
      > but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination. Or that you didn't consider all relevant factors, like if you used the latest image like the other use did, as they asked?
      - ziddoap 2y ago
        Or it was 3 days ago, so it was the image available on Microsoft 3 days ago?
        DEADMINCE 2y ago
        I mean, you're answering a question here, so it doesn't really make sense to start your reply with 'Or'. I get you're trying to be snappy back, but it doesn't really work here. That aside, the point is there are a ton of possibilities why it worked for you and not another user. Just because it worked for you and the other people reporting it did (and dare I point out some confirmation bias for you dismissing the other people saying it didn't) doesn't mean it still works universally or in newer/older or even different regional versions of an image.
        ziddoap 2y ago
        I feel like a crazy person, trying to convince strangers on the internet that I really did manage to install Windows with a local account. Why? I'm not even sure. This isn't how I imagined my future when I was a kid. You can take the win here, I probably used an obscure regional version from 1998 or something. To quote the OP: It's not possible to install a local account any more
        Aeglaecia 2y ago
        I think myself and the other dude are trying to help you see that theres no contest to be winning here
        2y ago

ziddoap 2y ago

I'm not sure what to tell you. Friday, 3 days ago, I setup a brand new Windows 11 Home computer. I didn't connect to Wi-Fi, I did OOBE\bypassnro, and I created my local account. Nice and simple. There are other people in this very thread who also had the same experience as me. Sorry it didn't work for you. But it still works.

okasaki 2y ago
Maybe you used an old image? I downloaded the latest from Microsoft.
- Kerbonut 2y ago
  Try it inside quotes. Try the double-quotes around it, supposedly it still works.
Aeglaecia 2y ago
having performed the oobe bypass , it has not been possible on machines by some vendors , while continuing to work on others ... on a side note it seems hypocritical to use anecdotal evidence while denying others the opportunity ...
- ziddoap 2y ago
  >use anecdotal evidence while denying others the opportunity ... They said "It's not possible to install a local account any more.". I'm sure you can understand why my own memories of just recently doing the apparently impossible thing will hold more weight -- to me at least -- than a comment saying the thing I just did is impossible. That might not be super convincing to an outside reader, but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination. It'd be hard for me to pretend like the anecdotal evidence is equal in this situation.
  - DEADMINCE 2y ago
    > but for me the alternative is to conclude that I'm having a multi-day hallucination. Or that you didn't consider all relevant factors, like if you used the latest image like the other use did, as they asked?
    - ziddoap 2y ago
      Or it was 3 days ago, so it was the image available on Microsoft 3 days ago?
      - DEADMINCE 2y ago
        I mean, you're answering a question here, so it doesn't really make sense to start your reply with 'Or'. I get you're trying to be snappy back, but it doesn't really work here. That aside, the point is there are a ton of possibilities why it worked for you and not another user. Just because it worked for you and the other people reporting it did (and dare I point out some confirmation bias for you dismissing the other people saying it didn't) doesn't mean it still works universally or in newer/older or even different regional versions of an image.
        ziddoap 2y ago
        I feel like a crazy person, trying to convince strangers on the internet that I really did manage to install Windows with a local account. Why? I'm not even sure. This isn't how I imagined my future when I was a kid. You can take the win here, I probably used an obscure regional version from 1998 or something. To quote the OP: It's not possible to install a local account any more
        Aeglaecia 2y ago
        I think myself and the other dude are trying to help you see that theres no contest to be winning here
        2y ago