New Laptop: Local Account


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My new laptop arrives next week, and it will have Windows 11 Pro installed. I've been advised to set it up with a local account only.

Is this possible, and what are the advantages?
 
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You can use either step below to set up only a local account instead.

One advantage of setting up a local account instead of a Microsoft account during Windows Setup is OneDrive is not automatically turned on and syncing your files causing them to get moved.

You can still use either step below when you get to them in this tutorial to create a local account instead of a Microsoft account during Windows Setup.

step 20B New = The yellow Note box under this step now allows you to click/tap on the Learn more link to set up a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

step 15= This step uses the start ms-cxh:localonly or start ms-cxh://setaddlocalonly command to set up a local account with network.

step 17= The red warning box under this step uses the reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f command to bypass network requirements to then be able to set up a local account.

step 22 = The blue tip box under this step has you use the Domain join instead option that allows you to set up a local account with network.



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@Bikeit

First off... get a car. Then you'll have more time to fix Windows. :D

The "Alien" speaks the truth.
I used: start ms-cxh:localonly not 3 weeks ago, to set up a LOCAL account on a friends new laptop. :-)
 

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Bikeit said:
My new laptop arrives next week, and it will have Windows 11 Pro installed. I've been advised to set it up with a local account only.

Is this possible, and what are the advantages?
Click to expand...
@Bikeit
Can I suggest also before doing ANYTHING with the your set up of the new laptop use some stand alone backup program to backup "The Shop state" of the laptop before you set it up. Also usually there's a load of bloatware installed on laptops supplied with windows already installed. There's loads of Trial etc and other software and usually the application that makes even a fast computer run as slow as molasses - Norton Security or similar -- not needed today.

Note - the "recovery mode" often installed with these laptops fails to work properly !!! so having your own copy of the laptop is IMHO essential - so in case set up fails or you need to RMA back to the store etc you can wipe your own data off it and return "as supplied".

Enjoy your "New toy" !!!!

Cheers
jimbo
 

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There is a bug in the setup process, so if pressing learn more, it will flicker on the screen and jump to local account setup.
If they have fixed the bug or not... that is another question

.
 

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jimbo45 said:
@Bikeit
Can I suggest also before doing ANYTHING with the your set up of the new laptop use some stand alone backup program to backup "The Shop state" of the laptop before you set it up. Also usually there's a load of bloatware installed on laptops supplied with windows already installed. There's loads of Trial etc and other software and usually the application that makes even a fast computer run as slow as molasses - Norton Security or similar -- not needed today.

Note - the "recovery mode" often installed with these laptops fails to work properly !!! so having your own copy of the laptop is IMHO essential - so in case set up fails or you need to RMA back to the store etc you can wipe your own data off it and return "as supplied".

Enjoy your "New toy" !!!!

Cheers
jimbo
Click to expand...
When i get into windows i will download all available windows updates , drivers etc, i will then download Acronis and make a clone of the C drive, does this sound correct?
 

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HP Zbook
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
Motherboard
HP 842D
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32GB
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Nvidia Quadro P3200
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MX Master 3
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500MBPS
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Windows defender

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26300.9550 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦26H2AMD Ryzen 7 3700XG.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
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    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
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    Dell U3011 30"
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    2560 x 1600
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    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
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    Logitech Optical M-100
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    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
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    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
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    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
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    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Ghot said:
@Bikeit

First off... get a car. Then you'll have more time to fix Windows. :D

The "Alien" speaks the truth.
I used: start ms-cxh:localonly not 3 weeks ago, to set up a LOCAL account on a friends new laptop. :-)
Click to expand...
Just did one ten minutes ago. :-)
 

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