Regardless of your reasoning, if you don't want to bother with logging in when setting up, you have a few different options:
Use the command line
During Windows 11 installation, after choosing your language and keyboard layout, but before connecting to the network, press Shift+F10 to open Command Prompt (depending on your keyboard, you may also need to press the Fn key before pressing F10). Type OOBE\BYPASSNROpress Enter and wait for the computer to restart.
When it returns, click “I don't have internet” on the network setup screen and you'll get back the ability to use the “restricted setup” (also known as a local account) as offered in older versions of Windows 10 and 11.
This option Removed from some test builds of Windows 11.but as of this writing he is still working in 25H2. We may see this option removed in a future Windows update.
For Windows 11 Pro
For Windows 11 Pro users, there is a workaround without using the command line that you can use.
Set up Windows 11 as usual, including connecting to the network and allowing the system to check for updates. Eventually you will be asked if you are setting up your computer for personal use or for “work or school.”
Select the “work or school” option, then “login options” and then you will finally get a button that says “join a domain instead.” Click on it to indicate that you plan to join the computer to a corporate domain (even if you don't), and you'll see the normal workflow for creating a “restricted” local account.
The downside is that you start your relationship with the new Windows installation by lying to it. But hey, if you use artificial intelligence features, your computer will probably fool you too. It all balances out.
