If you actually just set it up, this is the perfect time to reset it, and then press shift + F10 then enter "oobe\bypassnro"
It will reboot and you will be able to say that you don't have access to the Internet and set up a local account. That /might/ remove some bloat as well, without needing to reinstall from a flash drive. Which would require reinstalling drivers also.
You don't understand though, because it's not physical (software of any kind) and even if it is (any hardware) because you aren't constantly doing something it's not work!!
As an admin who got push back from the sales team, everyone has... Unique perspectives on what is and isn't work.