On Saturday, X user "Wither OrNot" shared a much easier way to bypass Windows 11's Microsoft Account requirement, which BleepingComputer has confirmed to work.
When installing Windows 11 and you reach the screen asking, "Let's connect you to a network," you can use the Shift+F10 keyboard combination to open a Windows command prompt.
At this prompt, type start ms-cxh:localonly and press Enter on your keyboard to open a "Microsoft account" window where you can create a new local user for the Windows 11 install.
