Microsoft tries to prevent you from setting up Windows 11 using a local account, but below I'll show you two workarounds that allow you to do it. If you already have Windows set up with a Microsoft ...

Happy hackers find a new exploit in the Windows 11 installer for bypassing the Microsoft account requirement.

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.

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.

The workaround, shared by X user @witherornot1337, lets users set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of being forced to log in with a Microsoft account.

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

If you still have a device running Windows 10 but doesn't meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11, you can still upgrade to the latest version of the operating system using an in-place upgrade ...

On reboot, the Windows 11 setup will run again, and when you get to the networking screen, you will now have the option to skip-networking and set up a local account. While Microsoft is now ...

The Mrs. is getting a new laptop soon with Win 11 Home. We have not yet used a Win 11 device nor set one up. My internet reading tells me that many of the Windows forums report that "oobe ...

But then you can input all your preferences for the install as you wish, before being whisked through to the fully functioning Windows 11— without a connected Microsoft account.