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Possible to install windows 11 without microsoft account?
1. Follow the Windows 10/ 11 install process until you get to the "choose a country" screen.
Now's the time to cut off the Internet. However, before you do, you need to issue a command that prevents Windows 11 from forcing you to have an Internet connection.
2. Hit Shift + F10. A command prompt appears.
3. Type OOBE\BYPASSNRO to disable the Internet connection requirement.
The computer will reboot and return you to this screen.
4. Hit Shift + F10 again and this time Type ipconfig /release. Then hit Enter to disable the Internet.
5. Close the command prompt.
6. Continue with the installation, choosing the region. keyboard and second keyboard option.
A screen saying "Let's connect you to a network" appears, warning you that you need Internet.
7. Click "I don't have Internet" to continue.
A new login screen appears asking "Who's going to use this device?"
8. Enter a username you want to use for your local account and click Next.
9. Enter a password you would like to use and click Next. You can also leave this field blank and have no password, but that's not recommended.
10. Complete the rest of the install process as you normally would.
chysti
The "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" trick does no longer work with Win11 32h2 september 24 update
It seems it is not work when connected to the internet. It worked when computer is disconnected from the internet.
That has always been the case. You just have to choose not connected to the internet when that window first opens.
- Are you sure about this? Because I just used it on one today. Now, if the system you are using is in S-mode then you will have to get that turned off first in order to use the command. One thing that I did notice was that after using the command it did not even ask to use a Microsoft account and just had me make a local account.
