You want to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account? The free tool Rufus 3.19 should make exactly that possible.
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Windows: This free tool bypasses Microsoft account requirements
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Windows 11 users who want to avoid the annoying Microsoft account requirement on their Windows computer can do this
free program Rufus
Use from version 3.19. Rufus 3.19 has ended its beta phase and is now available for download in the final version.
Rufus 3.19 can do that
Rufus is actually there to create bootable USB sticks and install a live system on them. But version 3.19 added the ability to install Windows 11 on a computer without having to log in with a Microsoft account. To do this, the network connection must be briefly interrupted. In addition, one should be able to circumvent the compulsion to use Secure Boot and TPM with Rufus.
Microsoft Account Compulsion
Bypassing the Microsoft account requirement is already an exciting option for Windows 11 Home users. For users of Windows 11 Pro, the account requirement will become an urgent reality with the upcoming autumn update 22H2 at the latest. You can read more about this in this message: Next Windows 11 update tightens account requirements.
With Windows 11 Pro, the account requirement can currently be circumvented as follows:
Enter “windows” as the Microsoft account and in the next step enter any password. Then the error message “Sorry, there was a problem” appears, stating that the password for this account has been entered too many times. Windows 11 Pro now allows the operating system to be used with a local user account via “Next”.
But this method no longer works with Windows 11 22H2. With Rufus 3.19 you bypass the account requirement again. Until recently, Rufus 3.19 was only available as a beta version.
Download: Rufus 3.19
