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"hack" or "workaround", in this context, have the same meaning.

So the comment is correct: you can't install (specific versions of) Windows without internet.

It's a built-in and supported workaround, just intentionally hidden (because Microsoft wants the average Joe / the masses to use an online account). That's not something that a random person came up with, even if it's not advertised.

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