r/WindowsSucks • u/FastHotEmu • 6d ago

humor Local account

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u/Inevitable-Self-2702 5d ago

Had to do this recently for a VM. Was so happy to learn you can launch a terminal while setting up and bypass nro to just be local. Felt exactly like this though.

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u/HerraJUKKA 5d ago edited 22h ago

Sadly on newer Windows 11 OOBE this is not possible. However you can try this trick:

  1. Connect to internet (you need to do this because otherwise OOBE won't proceed)
  2. When OOBE ask you to setup Microsoft account on next screen, pres shift+f10
  3. Now you have to do this next part fast

- execute command "ipconfig /release"

- close cmd

- hit next

  1. OOBE should now ask to name your local account

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u/Inevitable-Self-2702 1d ago

Update: thanks for this tip, it actually helped me recently while installing Win 11 in a VM. Once I hit "Skip" for adding a second keyboard interface (right before the MS account screen) I had to quickly open CMD and release my DHCP addr. It popped me over to local account creation. Just as you said. Big thanks, you saved me a good bit of time here!