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qlte • yesterday at 9:55 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

  > are local accounts even a thing any more?
Yes, most certainly. You can easily convert to a local account in Settings, and there is still a workaround to avoid using a Microsoft account during install. Or the far more stable and reliable method of using Rufus to create the installer ISO which has an option to use a local account without the hassle.

Rufus for install + Win11Debloat post-install is a nearly effortless way to get an ad-free, local only Win 11 install that persists through updates which removes pretty much all notorious Win 11 pain points (plus additional customization if desired).

I've been doing it for years and so reading Windows 11 complaints on HN always feels like they're coming from a strange parallel universe since I never have to deal with any of it.

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Groxx • today at 5:47 AM

"modify the windows installer via a patch to work around the continued removal steps" really isn't "local accounts are supported" in my book. that's like saying "the 1965 ford mustang was an electric car" because someone did a conversion on it a few years ago.

and the actually supported workarounds have disappeared, last I saw - bypassnro and disabling internet both failed completely for me. maybe they have come back (it has intermittently failed in the past and come back), but they're very clearly doing more to remove it than they did a year+ ago when bypassnro worked easily and consistently.