Windows 11 22H2 does not support skipping the Microsoft account login step anymore, which means that you need to be connected to the Internet to install it, and the hardware requirements have not changed, especially the TPM. in this article, I will introduce how to skip these restrictions by starting with the installation image file. And also introduce a way to create a pure and latest version of Windows 11 installation USB drive.
How to make a Windows 11 installation USB flash drive that has no hardware restrictions and can be installed without logging in to a Microsoft account? First, we need to prepare three things. ① A USB flash drive with 8G or more. ② Windows 11 installation image file. ③ One Rufus software.
Among them, the latest Windows 11 installation image file can be downloaded at this address: https://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/software-download/windows11/.
For Rufus, please go to the official website to download:
Figure 1 Downloading the Windows installation image file
Everything is ready, let’s create a Windows 11 installation USB drive that can remove hardware restrictions and support local account login. Please note that if you have any data on the flash drive, please save it as a separate file, as the following operation will format the flash drive.
Figure 2 Rufus
Connect the USB flash drive, run Rufus, and follow the steps below.
Step 1: Select the correct USB drive device in the device options, don’t make a mistake.
Step 2: Select “Image File” as the boot type, and then click the “Select” button next to it to browse and select the downloaded Windows 11 image file.
Step 3: Optionally set the volume label, other options can be the default.
Step 4: Click Start.
Step 5: In the Windows custom installation pop-up, select the first and second options (i.e. remove hardware requirements and remove Microsoft account login during installation).
Figure 3 Custom Installation Options
Click the OK button to create a windows 11 installation USB drive that removes hardware restrictions and supports local account login.
Don’t mix with private goods to make a pure Windows 11 installation USB flash drive
Many users have encountered that they just installed a brand new system and once they enter the desktop they see some rogue software or strange links in it, that is because your Windows installation image file has been tampered with. If your computer meets the hardware requirements and you can log in to your Microsoft account, then Microsoft’s official Windows 11 USB flash drive installer will allow you to simply have a Microsoft original, unmodified, latest version of Windows 11 USB flash drive, without worrying about the downloaded USB flash drive image file being mixed with private goods.
Steps: Again, prepare a USB flash drive larger than 8G, then download the “Create Windows 11 Installation” tool from the link below, then run it (network operation required), then follow the steps below to create a pure and latest version of Windows 11 installation USB flash drive.
Figure 3 Agree to the agreement
Figure 4 Select language and version
Figure 5 Selecting the USB drive
Figure 6 Selecting the correct USB flash drive
Figure 7 Start making
Summary
How about it, your experience with Windows 11 22H2? I suggest that this version be updated or a new installation operation, some users reported that the upgrade operation encountered some inexplicable problems. Make an installation USB drive, a new installation, a little time to bring a better experience, why not do it? I don’t want to talk about it, I’m going to install the system.
