Cant complete setup

Question

My new Surface Pro Tablet (2025) Windows 11 won't complete the new setup completely. It won't let me use my current Microsoft logins, nor can I get past the adding a pin.

Answer 1

Try signing in at https://account.microsoft.com from another device first.

Try "Skip for now" if available → add PIN later via Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.

No skip option → disconnect Wi-Fi, finish setup, reconnect, add PIN afterward

Force restart (hold power ~10 sec), resume setup

This reference article is handy:

Change or reset your PIN in Windows

You can also create a local account:

Proceed through setup until you see the Microsoft account Sign-in screen.

Press Shift + F10 to open Command Prompt.

When “Create a user for this PC” appears, enter a local username and optional password, then continue setup.

Type the following and press Enter:

start ms-cxh:localonly