Don't want to link your fresh install of Windows 11 with a Microsoft account? (VM for test, reinstalled laptop or whatever)
Easy peasy! You have two options:
# First option: Provide locked Microsoft account (minimum hassle, requires internet)
When asked to provide a Microsoft account, use no@thankyou.com and a random password. This account is locked, and Windows will error out, and tell you that.
You can then proceed to use any local only account.
# Second option: No internet trick (can also be used if you actually *don't* have internet)
Make sure there's no ethernet cable in the machine. Install like you'd normally do, right up to the point where it whines about internet connectivity requirement.
Press Shift-F10, and you get a command prompt. Enter this command:
OOBE\BYPASSNRO
Your installation will now restart, but at the network requirement part, theres a "I don't have internet" option. Click on that, and you can create a local only user.
Both tricks works for the latest Windows 11 22H2 too!
