All Windows 11's worst install pain points can now be bypassed using this genius app

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Dear Rufus, you are a bright spot in the somewhat depressing tech landscape of 2022. A shining digital knight, shielding us from the worst excesses of Windows 11 and its draconian system requirements and mandatory account shenanigans. The latest beta release of the Rufus app(opens in new tab) bypasses the requirement to log into a Microsoft account during installation of Windows 11, as well as negating all that TPM stuff, too.

Thank you for restoring my faith in at least some part of the computing world.

It may not be a household name, but Rufus is a software utility which enables the creation of bootable USB sticks to help you install operating systems. It's a favourite when it comes to getting Linux distros onto your rig, but is also one of the best ways of installing Windows 11, too.

It's so good, that when Microsoft announced the initial Windows 11 beta it actually recommended you use Rufus in its official documentation.

Now Rufus has become the only way anyone should install Windows 11 from scratch. You can still go and download the necessary Windows 11 ISO file(opens in new tab), then just boot up Rufus and point it to the downloaded ISO. But, when you do, it's the custom setup installation tips that pop up which make this latest beta a true diamond in the rough github database.

You've long been able to get around the harsh TPM 2.0 requirements Microsoft tacked on to Windows 11 using the Rufus media creation tool, but now it's rid us of another pain point in OS installation—that stupid mandatory online Microsoft account login.

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