You now have to use a Microsoft account and the Internet to set up Windows 11 22H2 Insider builds

In case you missed it, in addition to the release of the latest Windows 11 Insider build 22616, which brings a host of changes, the Redmond giant also announced it has Microsoft Now, a preview experience Members must use an account (MSA) and an Internet connection during the initial setup (OOBE) of their Windows 11 Pro device. It is only mandatory if your Windows 11 Pro system is for personal use. As expected, devices set up for work or school do not require setting up an MSA account or Internet connection, as this is a volume licensing based thing.

Here’s the full statement from Microsoft about this:

Previously, we shared the new Internet and MSA requirements for Windows 11 Pro. Today, Windows Insiders on Windows 11 Pro will now require an MSA and Internet connection during Initial Device Setup (OOBE) only when setting up for personal use. If you choose to set up your device for work or school, nothing changes, it works the same as before.

This announcement is a follow-up to previous developments in February’s Build 22557, which also expanded the personal use requirements for MSA and Internet for Windows 11 Pro users, which is a big plus for Home Edition users like Microsoft It's always been clear that treating users running Windows 11 Pro for personal use as individual customers is not the same as groups such as school or work computers. However, this is just an educated guess on our part as Microsoft and by itself doesn't really clarify why such a thing is enforced on Windows 11.

Possible workaround:

The "network connection flow" workaround discovered by one of our readers warwagon no longer seems to work, at least as of build 22616. This is what you get now:

The newer OOBE\BYPASSNRO workaround still works if you want to bypass creating a Microsoft account and skip the Internet connection when setting up OOBE.

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