Windows 11 Pro

May 2025

When installing Windows 11 Pro, you are asked if the PC is for Personal or Company/Educational use.

If you select Personal, you are forced into logging in with a Microsoft Account.
But, if you select Company you get a little Link that allows you to select alternative login options.

One of those is "Domain join instead", and that translates to "Use a Local-only account".

Surprisingly, Windows actually never asks you to "join a local domain" after the installation, so you can simply not join a domain.


We currently only have step-by-step Screenshots in German, but the English setup has the same options in the same positions:

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