Newer version of Rufus - Asking for optional customized settings?


  1. Posts : 812
    Win10
       #1

    Newer version of Rufus - Asking for optional customized settings?


    I am about to create a new Win10 boot media from Rufus and whenever I select the Win10 ISO file, I receive this prompt to add optional details like local accounts.

    As far adding local accounts, can I add multiple accounts or only one accounts allowed to be added from the Rufus OOBE customized settings?

    Maybe you don't know what I am referring to, but here is an image that I took from another source.
    There for example, Create a Local Account with Username: ADMIN

    But my question is, can I add more than one account there?

    if yes, then how? So each user account has to be separated by a semi-colon or how?
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  2. Posts : 6,343
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #2

    The Rufus options (image you posted) is only for creating a Win 11 installation drive.
    For Win 11, Rufus can tweak the installation files to bypass the MS hardware requirements.

    - Win 10
    You don't need Rufus to create a Win 10 USB installation drive.
    Open a CMD window as administrator and type:

    diskpart
    list disk (it will list all drives. Identify the USB drive number)
    select disk n (replace n by the USB drive number obtained with list disk)
    clean
    convert mbr
    create part primary
    select part 1
    format fs=fat32 quick
    assign
    active
    exit (to exit diskpart)
    On Win 10, mount the iso file and copy all files and folders to the USB drive.
    The USB will boot as Legacy or UEFI to install as Legacy-MBR or UEFI-GPT

    - Win 11
    As you should know, by default, Win 11 installation drive will check if you have the MS hardware requirements. You don't need to have the latest hardware. You can use a workaround to install Win 11.
    Rufus tweaks and creates a Win 11 installation drive that doesn't check MS hardware requirements.
    Another Win 11 installation drive default is to force you to create a MS account to log in. There is also a workaround and Rufus can also do it.

    Once you have installed Win 11 and Win 11 force to create a MS account when creating another account, run as administrator:
    Code:
    oobe\BypassNRO
    This will change the register so you can create local accounts
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  3. Posts : 812
    Win10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I know it’s for Windows 11, but I get the same for Windows 10.

    My question was, for example, can I add more than one local account from the Rufus optional create account field?

    From the image I posted as an example, it had Admin added in the field. Is there a way to add another account from the same field?

    For example: in the image they added Admin. Can I one more account like this. ADMIN, MYACCOUNT?

    That’s my only question.

    I’m referring to the posted image generated by Rufus.
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  4. Posts : 6,343
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #4

    win10freak said:
    I know it’s for Windows 11, but I get the same for Windows 10.

    My question was, for example, can I add more than one local account from the Rufus optional create account field?

    From the image I posted as an example, it had Admin added in the field. Is there a way to add another account from the same field?

    For example: in the image they added Admin. Can I one more account like this. ADMIN, MYACCOUNT?

    That’s my only question.

    I’m referring to the posted image generated by Rufus.
    Sorry, I don't use Rufus so I'm not familiar with it.
    You should ask on a Rufus forum.
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  5. Posts : 2,799
    Linux Mint 20.1 Win10Prox64
       #5

    @win10freak
    As far adding local accounts, can I add multiple accounts or only one accounts allowed to be added from the Rufus OOBE customized settings?
    The answer is yes but you need to do some manual editing.
    Go ahead and build Rusfus Installation media, once done, edit with notepad: sources\$OEM$\$$\Panther\unattended.xml
    navigate to the section with tag <localAccount> .... </localAccount>. Each section will create a local user account.
    Look at the sample below:
    - User Coyote: created by Rufus
    - User Fox: created by you, belong to group: Administrators, Power Users with default password as: password.
    - User Wolf: created by you, belong to group: Users with default password: password.

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    After Insattlation, Coyote will be logged in automatically, click on Start->Username will give you Fox and Wolf on user list.
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