Install Windows without Microsoft account

Windows will reboot and return to the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen. Only this time, you may select “I don’t have Internet” to skip this.

Then you select “Continue with limited setup” to then create a local account during setup.

Bypass 2: Use a banned email address

Microsoft has banned email addresses that were used too often in the account creation process. You may use this to your advantage, as it allows you to skip the Microsoft account creation or sign-in phase during setup.

1. Select Sign-In when asked to create or sign-in to a Microsoft account during setup.
2. Use the email address no@thankyou.com.
3. Type any password on the next screen.
4. Windows will display “Oops, something went wrong” on the next screen.
5. Clicking Next opens a screen that allows you to create a local account.
6. You can assign a password to the account, or leave it empty.