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I was also trying to install windows 11 on a VM to do some one off work. It was next to impossible to create a local account with internet connection on. I had to restart my installation process with Internet disconnected. And even after I installed, I realized how many times it asks me to login. Even desktop features like widgets need login.

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You can also try entering no@thankyou.com for the account name and a random password [1]. It should give you an error message stating the account is locked and then let you proceed to create a local account. Might not always work though according to some recent comments on [1].

[1]: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/269419/tip-set-u...

If you're using Windows Pro there should be an option for "Domain Join." If you select that it'll have you create a local account that's admin (so maybe don't make it your day to day account) because domain join is not actually done during the OOBE.

> I had to restart my installation process with Internet disconnected.

No way! Thankfully I went for windows 10 which did not need me to unplug the internet (just a hidden option down to the side), but that's just awful.

It's even worse after you manage to install it: in Windows 11 the remove the option to ungroup application windows on the taskbar. So if you want find that specific windows, you need to first hover with your mouse over the single app tab, wait until it shows the windows, and pick up the right one. People are getting mad about this.

>So if you want find that specific windows, you need to first hover with your mouse over the single app tab, wait until it shows the windows, and pick up the right one. People are getting mad about this.

Worth remembering that everyone has complained about grouped windows in the taskbar since way back in Windows XP when Microsoft first released the feature.

Not to mention the massive taskbar taking up a huge chunk of your monitor without a way to resize it. Why is it so big?

> It was next to impossible to create a local account with internet connection on.

And without Internet connection you cannot even reach the step to create an account.

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