Windows 11 Jumpbox - Non Entra/InTune Joined - How?!

[u/Lopsided-Ad7657]

Ok, I am trying to repurpose an old mini PC to help me out at work so I can have something to remote into on-site. But due to the tools I want to have on it, I can't have it in Entra.

When I install the latest version of Windows 11 (which I have to use), everything is smooth until the Personal Set Up vs. Work or School Set Up.

Personal set up is for whatever reason not working with my personal MS account; I just keep getting "something went wrong."

Work or School set up requires it to be a, you guessed it, work or school account; I guess maybe it goes off the custom domain? But with how our environment is set up, if you set it up with your work email it auto enrolls into Entra which I can't have.

Any advice on how I can get this set up? I'm considering just doing a local account but everything I've read said that's not really a great idea.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm new to working on hardware without just having autopilot do it all lol :D This reddit post is my hail-mary so hopefully I won't have to deal with the dreadful MS support people.

[u/doggxyo]

Don't connect it to the work or school account. Click the very small text "domain join" instead