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Windows 11 pro doesnt require an ms account, you can create a local account.

This is no longer correct with the latest 22H2 December update. In order to circumvent this now requires getting to the command prompt (Shift+F10) during install and issuing a command to bypass the requirement.

Good to know, will be teaching this trick to my grandma, wish me luck

Luckily your grandma has a grandchild who can do that for her.

The "I want to use enterprise login" (or whatever it is worded), doesn't work anymore?

It always created local login; if you really wanted to join AD, you had to use this account to log in and join manually. Actually, pretty annoying, desktop Linuces are capable of AD join straight from the OOBE.

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