Windows 11

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.

Use the email "[email protected]", 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.

Disconnect from the internet and you get an option to use a local account.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

Use:

[email protected] 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.

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 > [email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]

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 *

Use email [email protected] and gibberish password. It will bug out and you can make a local account.

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!

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

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.

Tricky, but yes:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

You could just install the other OS

I absolutely hate Microsoft for this. It's been a thing since at least the middle part of Windows 10.

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

Install Linux 😏

100% Inloggningsalternativ. Literally means "Alternative ways of login"

Dont connect it yet to the network/internet until you finish the whole configuration stuff.

At the previous step you should have an option to set up for an organisation/school. Follow that route and you can find options to create a local account.

Use [email protected] as email

i imagine that you can't just never turn on windows? like boot from usb on first boot and wipe that thing off.

The disconnect from the interwebs trick and the other tips below should work. If you to install linux make sure to look up what is supported so far and what potentially needs work. Nowadays most things work OOTB save for some webcams with Windows Hello support :)

They want you to use their cloud services. I just make a microsoftsucksmamukildick@microshaft dot com and be done with it.

For anyone who struggles to get past the account creation email address, I've always entered "[email protected]" which isn't a valid email or is locked/banned.

Never caused me a problem, and I've even walked tech incompetent family members through that process.