Use [email protected] as the account name, anything as the password. It will say “whoopsie, there was an error” and then you can create a local account.
Windows will display a “Let’s connect you to a network” or similar screen. The upcoming Windows 11 version 22H2 does not allow you to skip this anymore to create a local account.
Is this a hardcoded opt out or something? Couple of months ago I had to install windows for a friend. I tried to not make a windows account. All the exploits I found, were “patched”. I finally just gave up and made the account. My friend doesn’t care enough about privacy and I don’t care enough about windows for all that effort.
Doesn’t work anymore in the current version. Now you can use Rufus to create the install drive from an ISO, or isolate your PC from the net and drop to a shell during installation to remove the requirement.
And then finding your way around the forced windows account. ANNOYING
Use [email protected] as the account name, anything as the password. It will say “whoopsie, there was an error” and then you can create a local account.
Or something about not connecting to a wifi or ethernet connection during install. https://www.ghacks.net/2023/01/26/how-to-bypass-the-microsoft-account-requirement-during-windows-setup/
they actually restricted this method, evil
You can make it let you skip it with a shell command.
Holy shit are you serious?
100%. I use it all the time on test machines at work.
Is this a hardcoded opt out or something? Couple of months ago I had to install windows for a friend. I tried to not make a windows account. All the exploits I found, were “patched”. I finally just gave up and made the account. My friend doesn’t care enough about privacy and I don’t care enough about windows for all that effort.
But, [email protected] would be awesome.
I’m not totally sure but I would guess that it’s not hardcoded. Probably just buggy behavior, as is usual for Microsoft.
you can type anything you want in both fields to skip it. a keysmash is my preferred method
Or just anything invalid. I usually do “m” as the username and “m” as the password.
Doesn’t work anymore in the current version. Now you can use Rufus to create the install drive from an ISO, or isolate your PC from the net and drop to a shell during installation to remove the requirement.
Have to try virtually! Even if Windows 10 are so much better than Windows 11.
don’t forget the constant messages to use Edge as your default browser! blegh!
If you don’t add a WiFi network and don’t plug in ethernet then you can also make a local account.