how to install without bitlocker key or ms account ?

garry35 · Monday at 7:52 AM

i am considering installing but i have a few questions/concerns -
if install without a ms account or bitlocker key, can i use a password manager or security key the password for ms account is stored by a password manager and is unkown to me. is there a way to use a password manager before windows install has completed.

Megahertz · Monday at 8:29 AM

You Install as a local account then, afterwords with your password manager installed, you set your login password.

I suggest you retrieve all the drivers from the current installation. It will make much easier to install them after Win 11 installation.

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markw51 · Monday at 8:30 AM

garry35 said:
i am considering installing but i have a few questions/concerns -
if install without a ms account or bitlocker key, can i use a password manager or security key the password for ms account is stored by a password manager and is unkown to me. is there a way to use a password manager before windows install has completed.

When I install using my MS account I get a notification on the MS Authenticator app as I have setup MFA on my account as it is set to passwordless.

Berton · Monday at 8:58 AM

What I've read on various sites is that Microsoft will no longer allow the first install to be a Local Account. A cheap Notebook I got in Dec. worked that way by allowing only the Microsoft Account. After that was working I added a New User as a Local Account Admin with a slightly different name [by one character]. Then I logged out of the MA [important to do that] and rebooted so as to get both log-ins on the screen. Logged into the Local and removed the MA.

garry35 · Monday at 9:19 AM

Megahertz said:
You Install as a local account then, afterwords with your password manager installed, you set your login password.

I suggest you retrieve all the drivers from the current installation. It will make much easier to install them after Win 11 installation.

Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to back up and restore all 3rd party device drivers on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC. If you clean install Windows, you will need to install drivers for each device in the system. Some of these device drivers may no longer be available from the manufacturer...

www.elevenforum.com

Turn On or Off Device Encryption in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off device encryption on a Windows 11 PC. Device encryption (aka: BitLocker automatic device encryption) helps protect your data on the OS drive, and it's available on a wide range of Windows devices. If you turn on device encryption, the OS drive...

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without using a modified installer or hack installing as a local account is blocked/not allowed

garry35 · Monday at 9:21 AM

markw51 said:
When I install using my MS account I get a notification on the MS Authenticator app as I have setup MFA on my account as it is set to passwordless.

assuming u dont have another computer or internet access how is this done

Bree · Monday at 9:27 AM

garry35 said:
without using a modified installer or hack installing as a local account is blocked/not allowed

Not a hack, but an option supplied by Microsoft. Use Shift+F10 to open a command prompt, the use the command OOBE\BypassNRO.

install windows 11 with a local account instead of a microsoft account - post #29

The only case where you should not use this is for Windows 11 in S Mode, you need to sign in with a Microsoft account in order to switch out of S Mode.

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