- Windows 11 Home will require an internet and Microsoft account during setup, but you can skip them.
- You can do this by disconnecting from the network and clicking the back button.
- This is how it works in the latest preview build, and it might stay this way in the final product.
When installing Windows 11 Home on a new device, you might be able to avoid the internet connection and Microsoft account requirements. Along with the UI redesign and new features, Microsoft also disclosed that not all devices running Windows 10 will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 because of new system requirements that call for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and a modern processor. Furthermore, the business stated that in order to finish the installation setup (out-of-box experience, or OOBE), a Microsoft account and an internet connection would be necessary. At the very least, it seems that these criteria will not be enforced.
Although it’s not official, you won’t see an offline account (sometimes called a local account) creation option when creating a new account during the clean installation of Windows 11 Home, notably during the out-of-box experience. Nevertheless, in the most recent Insider preview build of Windows 11, you may establish an account without a Microsoft account by disconnecting the device from the network and using the back button to visit a secret page.
Reactions to Microsoft’s requirement for an internet connection and account from its cloud service have been rather divided. This method, however, makes more sense for users of the Home version of the operating system because it offers a more secure environment for logging in to the device and makes it simpler to change the login password in the event that it is compromised or forgotten.
The privacy and choice issues are undoubtedly present, but it would seem that Microsoft won’t impose the rules on people who are aware of the solution.
You will be able to bypass the Microsoft account and internet connection requirements while configuring the OS’s Home edition, however this may change in the final version.
