Operating Systems

Setup Windows 11 with local account

The Windows 11 setup prevents you from continuing the setup without an active Internet connection. This can be bypassed with a simple trick to still be able to create a local account

Since Windows 10, Microsoft has been aiming for the computer to be used with a Microsoft account. During setup, it was not possible to set up a local account when connected to the internet. In order to see the option for the local account, you had to remain offline.

This no longer seems to work in the current Windows 11 setup. Microsoft requires an Internet connection to continue with the setup.

The setup cannot be continued without an Internet connection.

Even if it is no longer as trivial as it used to be, this requirement can still be bypassed. To do this, a console can be opened in Setup by pressing CTRL + F10. Enter the following command and confirm:

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OOBE\BYPASSNRO

The system then restarts. If you follow the wizard back to the previous step, the option “I don’t have internet” is now available:

After restarting, a new function is visible to continue without an Internet connection.

This allows you to continue with the “restricted setup” and create a local account.

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