Setting up a new laptop - How do I get around needing a Microsoft account? (lemmy.world)

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Title I do not want a Microsoft account. Microsoft doesn't need any more info about me than they already have. Thanks

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[-] sOlitude24k@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 1 month ago

Here you go!

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-windows-11-without-microsoft-account

AtlasOS is also pretty good to set up after windows is installed but before anything else is set up.

https://atlasos.net/

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Atlas OS is definitely a good option.

I've been running it on my home media PC and it does the trick.

As far as getting to the point where you can sign in to run the atlas installer, I've had good luck with downloading a Windows ISO and burning it to a USB stick with Rufus with the setting in Rufus set to create a local admin account.

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