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Microsoft has blocked the bypass that allowed you to create a local account during Windows 11 setup by typing in a blocked email address (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nothing new.

How is seemingly everybody blind to the actual workaround but "knows" about a supposed "bypass" email??

Actual solution/workaround: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/set-up-windows-11-without-internet-oobebypassnro/4fc44554-b416-4ecb-8961-6f79fd55ae0f

[โ€“] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago

It won't be long before they block that too. I really wouldn't put it past them to just say "Fuck it, no internet, no computer."