TheHobbyist, 9 months ago I tried this just last week with windows 11, successfully: Disconnect internet, run installation until I needed to connect to the internet. Shift + F10 to open terminal Enter the command: OOBE\BYPASSNRO It restarted install and the “skip now” option appeared to connect online, allowing for an offline account creation. tomshardware.com/…/install-windows-11-without-mic… Edit: I now read you are using windows 10 and not 11, not sure if this will work…
I tried this just last week with windows 11, successfully:
Disconnect internet, run installation until I needed to connect to the internet.
Shift + F10 to open terminal
Enter the command: OOBE\BYPASSNRO
It restarted install and the “skip now” option appeared to connect online, allowing for an offline account creation.
tomshardware.com/…/install-windows-11-without-mic…
Edit: I now read you are using windows 10 and not 11, not sure if this will work…