Another method for avoiding using a Microsoft account during setup

[Sky-Knight]

@britechguy It's funny growing up my parents always told me if I wanted to drink, I could do so... just at home. If they caught me drinking elsewhere my hind end was there. But I could have all I wanted while I was home.

Funny thing about that approach... I never really wanted it. And decided to give the stuff up forever in Jr High after finding out exactly what that junk does to me.

 

[Sterling]

Huh, that’s cool. I didn’t know you could trick it.

 

[nlinecomputers]

Did you guys know there is no minimum drinking age in Wisconsin if you are accompanied by your parent(s).

Many, not all, are that way. Almost all states have different age limits on purchase, possession, and consuming.

 

[Blues]

My parents gave me at least a taste of beer growing up and well it kind of worked because my taste buds for regular super market beers didn't develop until after my wallet began to experience damage from craft beers.

 

[timeshifter]

The other day when I installed Windows 11 on my home gaming PC I did not have to sign in with a Microsoft account. I didn't have to perform any tricks.

Has Microsoft changed something? (note, this was last week, prior to today's release of 22H2)

Is it because I was installing Windows 11 Pro (rather than Home)?

 

[fincoder]

when I installed Windows 11 on my home gaming PC I did not have to sign in with a Microsoft account. I didn't have to perform any tricks.

Did you create the install media using Rufus? It has an option to remove requirement for a Microsoft account.

 

[Porthos]

The other day when I installed Windows 11 on my home gaming PC I did not have to sign in with a Microsoft account. I didn't have to perform any tricks.

Was it an upgrade from 10?

 

[timeshifter]

Did you create the install media using Rufus? It has an option to remove requirement for a Microsoft account.

No, it was an ISO that I made with the Media Creation Tool. It was a while ago, so there’s maybe a 1% chance it’s not stock, I don’t recall trying any such hack.

Was it an upgrade from 10?

No. The PC had Windows 10 on the internal NVMe SSD, but I was installing to a SATA SSD. It may have seen the other install, but I did a clean install to a new SSD.

 

[sapphirescales]

The other day when I installed Windows 11 on my home gaming PC I did not have to sign in with a Microsoft account. I didn't have to perform any tricks.

Did you accidentally select Australia as the country? I think I remember reading somewhere that since Australia has actual consumer protection laws to protect consumers, Microsoft isn't legally allowed to require a Microsoft account in order to use their OS. Other countries might also have these protections. I just heard this online somewhere. I have no idea if it's true as I've never tried it.

 

[frase]

No Australia is a continent, not a country. MS Fail - though never had that issue.

 

[sapphirescales]

No Australia is a continent, not a country. MS Fail - though never had that issue.

Ha! I'm just repeating what I read somewhere. I have no idea if Microsoft actually lists Australia as a country. I must admit I've never selected anything other than US during setup. Does Microsoft require you sign in with a Microsoft account in Windows 11 Home?

 

[fincoder]

No Australia is a continent, not a country.

Huh?
It's obviously both.

Australia has actual consumer protection laws to protect consumers, Microsoft isn't legally allowed to require a Microsoft account in order to use their OS

Not true. We have the same Microsoft account requirement here in Australia. Maybe Austria?

 

[frase]

Huh?
It's obviously both.


Not true. We have the same Microsoft account requirement here in Australia. Maybe Austria?hu nope

lol according to MS correct.
@sapphirescales depends initially how account was set up. I always bypass the ms account and simply create a USER account.

 

[GTP]

I made an .iso using this method.

Download the latest Win11 .iso
Download the latest Win10 .iso
Unpack both into separate folders.

Go to the "Sources" folder of Win 11 and select and delete everything except the .wim file.

Go to the "Sources" folder in Win 10 and select everything except the .wim file.

Copy all of it from the Win10 "Sources" folder to the "Sources" folder in Win 11

Create a .iso from the entire Win 11 folders with "File2.iso" and use Rufus to build a bootable .iso.
I just put the .iso on my IODD and go from there.

 

[timeshifter]

What does that achieve?

 

[GTP]

No nags about setting up an MS account, obviously?
It uses the Win 10 setup files witch allows you to select "I dont have internet"

 

[Sky-Knight]

Windows 10 uses an image based installation process, so what the above does is use Win10's installer to deploy Win11's image.

I don't actually see much of a problem with this, other than Win11 home once patched and online will demand the current account do the online login anyway.

 

[britechguy]

No Australia is a continent, not a country.

I didn't think the two were mutually exclusive.

 

[Sky-Knight]

@britechguy Right? The name applies to both entities, it's both a nation and a continent.

 

[britechguy]

The name applies to both entities, it's both a nation and a continent.

Actually, based on my cursory research, all references to the continent (and, yes, it's considered a single one) refer to Australia & Oceania. This is, I believe, a change from the time I learned my continents back in elementary school.

Australia alone refers to the nation. I still think of it as the world's largest island continent, too, never really thinking about the parts that are "& Oceania" and include New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (which is half an island), and almost all the South Pacific island nations you can name. See: https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/au.htm

I just found the comment that Australia is a continent, not a country, to be a head-scratcher.