Recent content by urartu99

I did make it work: 1. Downloaded Windows 10 1709 2. Installed with Local Admin, as 1709 doesn't insist on internet 3. Upgraded to the latest Windows 11 using the Install Assistant (the auto-upgrade won't show up).

Hey @Brink The install is stuck on "Apps (2 of 7 installed)" for more than an hour. I will give it a little bit more time and cancel it. Please let me know if you can think of any other options (e.g. somehow remove the product key from the firmware, force a new product key re-entry, make the...

I tried those earlier (read on another forum), and they didn't work. However, I didn't mention it here, as they relate to Windows 11 Home, and my install was only proposing Windows 11 Pro.

@Try3 - could you please specify what I did wrong? I double-checked and couldn't find a step that I missed. I am currently installing the work account. It already applied "security policies" so I will see how much I could do once the install is complete:

If I am not an Admin after logging in with work email, can I create the local account and make it Admin? I am now working on the above steps. Thank you.

Hey @Brink! Nice avatar :) If I enter an email address with a non-work domain, I can't proceed. My concern with using the work email is that I won't be able to create the local admin account as I probably won't be an admin (Group Policy, etc.). I did a clean install on laptops for 15+ years...

Hey Denis, - When I try OOBE\BYPASSNRO, the laptop reboots and comes back to the exact same state. There isn't "I don't have internet" or "Continue with limited setup" - When I close the "Network Connection Flow" via Shift + F10 > taskmgr, the installation is trying to re-connect to the...

@Brink - thank you for the guide! I followed all the steps but couldn't install the local admin option. I have a work laptop and my employer gave me a replacement and said I can keep the old one. The Windows 10 Pro key is in the firmware. I tried both Windows 10 and 11, and in both cases, I...