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My most frustrated moment was discovering that windows 11 requires a network connection to set it up. It blocks on the user creation screen until you decide to

My most frustrated moment was discovering that windows 11 requires a network connection to set it up. It blocks on the user creation screen until you decide to add a microsoft account or create a new one. There's no other OS I know of that does the same thing.

heraldgeezer 2y ago
Pro does not, and that is the version you should be on. Clean install w ISO.
rkagerer 2y ago
Is this really true? You can no longer skip/bypass linking a cloud account?
- OvbiousError 2y ago
  Last windows install I did (couple of years ago) I had to prevent it from being connected to the wifi during the install to be able to skip this step.
- cmeacham98 2y ago
  If I recall correctly, you have to press a secret keyboard shortcut (to open command prompt) and run a command to unlock the "no Internet and thus no Microsoft account" version of the Windows 11 setup.
  - deutschepost 2y ago
    Sadly this „Server Install“ has been disabled by MS. But it was only a couple days ago.
    - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
      Does this include Win 11 Enterprise?
    - stainablesteel 2y ago
      seriously? so i have to register with microsoft to reboot windows to install linux now?
      - blangk 2y ago
        No, you can shift + f10 for cmd and run shutdown.exe /r /t 0
      - emmaexe 2y ago
        Just get a flash drive with a linux iso from elsewhere and boot directly into it.
- timthelion 2y ago
  Last time I tried it was unskippable via UI.
- yonatan8070 2y ago
  You could press Shift+F10 to get a command prompt, then use `oobe\bypassnro` to bypass the online login, but I heard they're removing that too. I guess you could make a temp account, and once you're logged in you can create a new local account and remove the online MS account.
  - blangk 2y ago
    They removed that now too. You can choose domain join on pro version to create a local account
    - yonatan8070 2y ago
      Is there any bypass possible on the Home version? Also, do the bypass methods that tools Rufus and Ventoy use still work?
      - Unclasp3671 2y ago
        The bypass via Rufus is working as of 3 weeks ago; Did two installs with local-only accounts from the get go.
    - Aleklart 2y ago
      unattend.xml file can be used to skip this screen, knowing ms, probably in pro edition only
      - anticensor 2y ago
        Unattend.xml can be used in both editions, as there is no more separate install image for home edition since windows 8

heraldgeezer 2y ago

Pro does not, and that is the version you should be on. Clean install w ISO.

rkagerer 2y ago

Is this really true? You can no longer skip/bypass linking a cloud account?

OvbiousError 2y ago
Last windows install I did (couple of years ago) I had to prevent it from being connected to the wifi during the install to be able to skip this step.
cmeacham98 2y ago
If I recall correctly, you have to press a secret keyboard shortcut (to open command prompt) and run a command to unlock the "no Internet and thus no Microsoft account" version of the Windows 11 setup.
- deutschepost 2y ago
  Sadly this „Server Install“ has been disabled by MS. But it was only a couple days ago.
  - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
    Does this include Win 11 Enterprise?
  - stainablesteel 2y ago
    seriously? so i have to register with microsoft to reboot windows to install linux now?
    - blangk 2y ago
      No, you can shift + f10 for cmd and run shutdown.exe /r /t 0
    - emmaexe 2y ago
      Just get a flash drive with a linux iso from elsewhere and boot directly into it.
timthelion 2y ago
Last time I tried it was unskippable via UI.
yonatan8070 2y ago
You could press Shift+F10 to get a command prompt, then use `oobe\bypassnro` to bypass the online login, but I heard they're removing that too. I guess you could make a temp account, and once you're logged in you can create a new local account and remove the online MS account.
- blangk 2y ago
  They removed that now too. You can choose domain join on pro version to create a local account
  - yonatan8070 2y ago
    Is there any bypass possible on the Home version? Also, do the bypass methods that tools Rufus and Ventoy use still work?
    - Unclasp3671 2y ago
      The bypass via Rufus is working as of 3 weeks ago; Did two installs with local-only accounts from the get go.
  - Aleklart 2y ago
    unattend.xml file can be used to skip this screen, knowing ms, probably in pro edition only
    - anticensor 2y ago
      Unattend.xml can be used in both editions, as there is no more separate install image for home edition since windows 8