Don’t worry, they’ll still be able to find out what all your accounts are when they’ve got their AI reading screenshots of your screen. Makes sense to make the setup process more streamlined at this point.
Or when you sign into a Microsoft game with your Microsoft account, like Halo or Gears and it’ll automatically link your “local” account to your Microsoft account.
pro tip: they won’t
This is already possible using an autounattend file.
https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/ is fantastic.
Use Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool to create a windows installer USB, add the XML file to the root of the USB disk, reinstall windows exactly how you want it.(If you are feeling fancy, download the windows iso, and repack it with the autounattend.xml file in it, then drop it onto a Ventoy USB stick)
On pro editions of windows:
Choose sign in with work or school
Domain join instead
Enter a local admin username
Leave the password field blank (it’ll skip the security questions)
No to everything else
Once on desktop, set password with CTRL ALT DEL
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Even if they did they can just add it back whenever they want.
I assume any technical person uses one of the workarounds anyway.
They no longer work. MS has plugged every single one at this point.
Edit: Apparently Rufus still works. But all the other workarounds are plugged by MS.
Including Rufus?? Shit
Rufus worked for me, at least with the 25H2 image.
Good for those who are stuck with Windows. At least ONE of the (big) issues would be fixed.
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Right now, if you install a fresh copy of Windows 11 or buy new hardware, then go through the out-of-box experience screens, you’ll be forced to sign in to your Microsoft account.
Most people buy PCs with Windows installed, so they do not need to sign up to a Microsoft account. Yes, its keeps bugging you to, but its not mandatory.
The security features (like Bitlocker and the tpm chip) and OneDrive are linked to the device, not the user, so it doesn’t actually need you to have an account or a OneDrive folder to run the security features.
