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by w3ll_w3ll_w3ll 732 days ago
Only consumer version of Windows (Home and Pro) have the Microsoft Account requirement.
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Pro can still get around it, as Pro is not actually a consumer edition. To get around it with business editions of Windows you select the option to add the computer to a domain. The domain join process doesn't happen during OOBE, so you're prompted to make a local account. Then you can just carry on without joining a domain.
Home & Pro can get around it with OOBE\bypassnro and not being connected to the net. Then you get the local account option.
For now