You'll then be prompted to setup a local account and can use that for logging into Windows 11 once it's finished.

Fans of local computer accounts everywhere, rejoice, for when a door closes, another one opens. Windows 11 hackers have found yet another way to bypass the installer's Microsoft account ...

One workaround used to set up Windows 11 with a local account has been blocked, but there are others - and two fresh ones have emerged this week.

A new workaround that bypasses the Microsoft account requirement when setting up a Windows 11 PC has been discovered. This comes right after an old workaround was plugged by the company.

With the latest insider build for Windows 11, Microsoft is killing off a workaround that let you set up a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

This offline technique works across all Windows 11 versions, including S-Mode, allowing local account creation.

Microsoft The offline Windows 11 install looks like it could officially be a thing of the past. Microsoft is officially shutting the door on local accounts during Windows 11 setup, confirming that ...