Setup New Laptop for Local Account, “Using Work and School”

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9/2024 2nd new HP Laptop with WIN 11 Pro 23H2 / 24H2.
Reading online articles and Forum posts; appears that steps below no longer work ?
Question are there any “bad effects” to using the “Work and School” steps :
Will not connect to any organization network; just use the Laptop as if was “Personal Use” setup. NO MSA needed.

First Setup :
9/2023 new HP Laptop with WIN 11 Pro 22H2, did setup to Local Account only.
Used the steps : Turn On -> in OOBE … “Let’s connect you to a Network” ->
Connect to WiFi Network -> does UpDates … “How Set Up Device” -> Personal Use ->
“Unlock your Microsoft Experience” -> SHIFT+F10 -> WiFi Off -> BACK -> back in OOBE :
“Oops, you’ve lost Internet connection” -> RETRY -> “Let’s connect you to a Network” ->
SHIFT+F10 -> … oobe\bypassnro -> Restarts -> back at OOBE start -> …
“Let’s connect you to a Network” -> Click On, “I don’t have Internet” ->
“Connect now to Quickly get started on your device” -> Click On, “Continue with Limited Setup” ->
IS the Local Account setup … done = Success!

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Or, make things real easy, and use Rufus to create a USB setup with all of the features you want. https://rufus.ie/en/

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Andy M, Lars220, John

Correct.  I just did this yesterday. Go into work and school and set up the local account using that option.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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John

Thanks for the info. Will try when receive new laptop, next week or two.

What about, as soon as start the OOBE; open Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) to run Group Editor, Force version to stay on 23H2, close GrpEd; then run Cmd, >gpupdate /force ENTER. After “… update success …”, close both; back in OOBE … continue to “Work and School” ??  Will prevent the updates, when connect to IN, from doing 24H2 ?

24H2 isn’t out yet, it’s still 23H2.  But as we get closer to when it is out, that should work.

(I literally just set one up yesterday and it’s still 23H2)

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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John

New laptop setup today using the Work or School technique worked fine = 23H2

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