709

Microsoft accidentally lists the benefits of not using a Microsoft account on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 5 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

104 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Microsoft inadvertently highlighted the benefits of using a local account over a Microsoft account on Windows 11 in a recent support page update.
Using a local account allows for offline sign-in, is independent of cloud services, and limits settings, files, and applications to a single device, enhancing privacy.
Despite these benefits, Microsoft requires internet access or workarounds for the initial setup of Windows 11, making it challenging to use a local account from the start.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] codenamekino@lemmy.world 139 points 5 months ago

Since they mentioned the workarounds but didn't explain them, I'm copying my comment from another post a couple of weeks ago.

Lemmy probably isn’t the target audience for this, here’s the steps to bypass the MS account requirement when setting up W11:

Configure your keyboard, but before you select your wifi network press Shift+(Fn)+F10 to open Command Prompt.

Type in the following command and press enter. Your computer will reboot: oobe\bypassnro

After the reboot, configure your keyboard and location settings, and click the option at the bottom of the page to say that you don’t want to connect to the internet

Click the link on the next page to “Continue with limited setup”, then follow the prompts to enter a username and password.

[-] GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Newer versions won't allow you run the command prompt in the initial setup environment.

[-] codenamekino@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I successfully did it on a brand new Inspiron laptop yesterday morning. I do regular device configs for my organization, and the moment this stops working, I'll be here to rage about it!

[-] GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

That's good. I had to install from and older iso.

[-] codenamekino@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Out of curiosity, is that W11 Home or Pro? I don't deal with home at all, I wonder if that's the difference.

[-] GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think it was Home. I never completed the OOBE to find out.

load more comments (23 replies)

this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024

709 points (94.7% liked)

Technology

59381 readers

1124 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS