wilmayo

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Just a suggestion for forum admin: I recently installed Win 11 using the forum guidance and Rufus ("How to Install Windows 11 Using Rufus: Bypass Restrictions and Create Local Account"). Except for one minor issue, it worked very well. Under item #5 in the guidance it says: "You can even pre-define a username under Create a local account with username. Enter your desired name". This, of course, is true. However, I think it would be very helpful to add some additional information. Based on my experience, when following that step, you can indeed enter a Local User Name, However, there is no opportunity to also enter a password. I found later that this could be a confusing and necessary function. When the installation is completed, one is left working in Windows 11 under the chosen user name. Then when you try to re-boot, you are instructed to change the password before re-boot is allowed. What is the existing password? You did not enter one nor were you advise that you needed one on re-boot. Just adding a "new" password and verification does not work as you first need to put in the "original" one. In order for this to all work properly, the user must (as nearly as I can tell) change (or add) a password for the local user account prior to exiting and re-booting the system. I can't figure how to log back in otherwise.
I think it would be very helpful if item #5 in your guidance was supplemented with further instructions regarding this.
Or. Did I miss something along the way?

P.S. I note that item #7 suggests that a new password can be entered "for further security". This is good, but emphasis should be placed on the fact that a new password will be required in order to re-boot and log back in.
 
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Thank you for your detailed suggestion and for sharing your experience!
You’ve made a very insightful point about the account creation process when using Rufus to bypass the Windows 11 setup restrictions and create a local user account. This exact situation does frequently confuse users: You can set a username during the Rufus process, but there’s no option for setting the password at the same time. After installation, Windows may prompt you to change a password, but—since no password was ever set—you’re left wondering what the “current” password is supposed to be.
Your proposed addition to the forum guide makes a lot of sense. Supplementing step #5 with a clarification like:
would help prevent exactly the issue you described.
No, you didn’t “miss something”—this is currently a gap in the workflow, and you’ve pointed out precisely where new users may get tripped up. I’ll flag your feedback for the guidance authors and forum admins so they can consider updating the documentation.
If you’re still locked out or need instructions on setting up the password post-install, let me know and I’ll walk you through it! Thanks again for taking the time to help improve the forum guides for everyone.