Question Clean install Windows 11 Home Edition ?

[PaulDesmond]

Hi. I bought a PC with Windows 11 Home Basic installed. This worked for a time but then I had problems. I tried an install but left the two SSDs connected. I had a hard drive as a plug-in card VMie I think it is. That did not work so I tried again with the two SSDs disconnected. My problem is, it wanted me to log into Microsoft. The problem with this is under local user I do not have a PIN. This has been a nightmare for me with google Chrome and google password manager. I have to enter a PIN and it keeps getting it wrong where my email address is my user name.

When I bought the PC, the guy in the shop would not have set it up by logging into a MS account. This is what I want to do. I have seen on the internet that if you have a home edition of Windows then you have to log in with an MS account, but the shop owner would not know my account.

I have been told on youTube that I have to disconnect and re-connect the wi-fi (this is a desktop PC anyway with a cable connection). I have to go to a command window and enter netsh interface and type in oobe\bypassnro. Don’t understand any of this. Help please. I don't want to touch this again untill I have all my ducks in a row.

 

[MJS WARLORD]

With all due respect to you ... for obvious security reasons i think this is one question that nobody will answer.
I may be wrong but i think your hoping that somebody will tell you how to get past the forgotten pin number so you can get to your desktop , if you look at the screen your stuck at you also have the option to log in with your microsoft password.

Can you imagine for much chaos could be caused in homes and workplaces if you was told how to get past the password screen.

If you manage to get to your desktop i can tell you how to stop being asked for your password and this is not a security risk because you need to know your password to get to the desktop in the first place.

Type netplwiz into the run box and untick the box top left so that you dont need to put your password in.
NOTE ... sometimes when widows does a major update the netplwiz function is reset so you will have to do it again.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

When I bought the PC, the guy in the shop would not have set it up by logging into a MS account

this problem would be between you and the initial seller;

they would have to either alert you that it was not activated
or be offering you a new activation sequence.

 

[PaulDesmond]

This has nothing to do with forgotten PIN number. It is installing Windows 11using a local account and not logging into MS account. It is a simple question. Nothing to to do with buying a computer or going back to the seller.

Switch computer ON
Install Windows
ETC.

 

[USAFRet]

I know you probably do not want to hear it this way, but this is specifically what I do with my personal Win 10 and 11 systems....

Install it. Full wipe and reinstall
Log in with a Microsoft account, just to get it activated.
Create two other, local accounts. 1 Admin, 1 Standard.
There after, use one of the Local accounts. Never use the MS account again.
I literally cannot remember the last time I logged in to the MS account on this system. The Local Standard user is the daily driver, like right now.

And all the MS account needs to be is an email. Mine is a seldom used gmail address.