Setup Windows 11 without Microsoft account

Setting up a new personal laptop today and FYI, you can still bypass the annoying Windows 11 Microsoft account requirement at setup by:

> get to Microsoft account login prompt

> hit Shift + F10

> type: start ms-cxh:localonly

> create local account

Source: https://x.com/rekdt/status/1966528516335280276 loaded 14.09.2025