Is there any way around this? Why is Windows doing this? Don’t get me wrong, I got the laptop to install a Linux distro anyway, but it’s helpful for others (especially my older family members) to just use Windows when they need to print a paper or do a small task, so I would have liked to keep it. Microsoft really lost me here.

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Thanks everyone for the answers. For reasons I will not delve into now, I ended up installing Windows 10 from the official iso Image, then upgrading to Windows 11. This is the longest and shittiest way to avoid the login as it simply used the local account I created on Windows 10, and that’s the road I took (not recommended). Also I ended up installing Mint with dual boot and I love it. I have windows on the smallest partition size possible (about 66G).

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    Just type a user name without an @address and a password and click sign-in. When it fails you should have an option to proceed with a local account.

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      This. If it is windows pro, you will need to select for personal use, and after entering something like a@gmail.com and a gibberish password it will prompt you for a local account.

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    Use the email “no@thankyou.com”, and anything as the password. It’ll reject it and give you a way to just use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

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    Use:

    a@a.com as email

    Anything as password. (Just type 1 or something)

    Press OK

    You will get an error saying it doesnt work and you can continue by creating an offline account, inatead of logging in

    Its the easiest way. You can also do some command prompt bullshit and restart etc but… my trick is easier and faster.

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    Yeah, but you can create local account.

    Choose any of these 3 options:

    A. Shift+F10 (opens cmd) > OOBE\BYPASSNRO

    B. Continue until getting to creating account

    B.1. Account > 123@123.com/test@test.com/a@b.com/1@1.ru/fuckoff@microsoft.com/a@outlook.com/d@d.d/na@na.com

    B.2. Password > *enter any random password*

    C. […] > How would you like to set up this device > Set up for work or school

    With an existing system:

    • CMD > net user /add *

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      I honestly can’t tell if this is how you actually set up a local account or if it’s a joke about how ridiculously difficult everything is getting that is not exactly the Microsoft way

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        It is the actual way…I have to setup dozens of computers for my company with this method.

        If you have another computer you can use a win11 iso + Rufus to automatically create a local account but be aware it by default will have your password expire after 6 months. To fix this (requires 11 pro) go to start menu and type “lusrmgr.msc” find your account, right click “properties” and uncheck “password expires”

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        how ridiculously difficult everything is getting that is not exactly the Microsoft way

        Always was.

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      Just use option A. Shift+F10 (opens cmd) > OOBE\BYPASSNRO

      Then tell it you don’t have internet when it asks for an MS account.

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      It’s unfortunate we need to do this to create a local account instead. It’s smells of Dark pattern.

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        You still need to be watchfull. Windows will ask like 4 times or more to make an account because ‘its better’

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    Leave cable unplugged and Wi-Fi off. Hit shift + F10 for a command prompt, type OOBE\BYPASSNR This removes the internet requirement and brings back the skip for now button. This is a new thing for Home edition in 22H2. I want to type out about how much I dislike both enterprise and consumer Microsoft products, but “if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all” something something. Good luck with your new computer!

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    If you have another computer, download the Windows 11 iso from Microsoft.

    Then download Rufus and use it to make a bootable USB key from the before mentioned Iso. It will ask if you want to disable Microsoft account requirement, as well as other things like TPM requirement and the likes.

    Install Windows from that USB key

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    There are workarounds but if you’re not comfortable with them, you can create a “burner” account and then create a new Local Account from there. After that, you can delete the user linked with the M$ account.

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    Teach your older family members to print and do small tasks on linux. KDE and Gnome are really beginner friendly.