Workaround (Score 5, Interesting)

This works last I knew although its possible some very new update nullifies it - let me know if anyone tests it: Start the OOBE and make sure you have an Internet connection (I haven’t found a way around this part yet). Go through the first few screens for language options and such. When you get to the Microsoft Account screen, hit Shift-F10 to open a command prompt. If you’re on wireless, use this command: netsh wlan disconnect Type exit and hit . Hit the back arrow at the top. You should now be prompted with a basic local user account creation screen. If you’re on a wired connection, use this command first: netsh interface show interface Find the name of the Ethernet adapter and substitute it in the command below where it says Ethernet. Keep the quotes – it’s used for parsing spaces in case it has a long name. netsh interface set interface name=”Ethernet” admin=DISABLED