Well, I use DOSBox Linux exclusively under Linux (when I use DOSBox), but I'm not sure where you're trying to go with this.

because trying to install windows 10 as a sandbox requires a Microsoft account, an online account, you cannot do an offline local account UNTIL you sign up and get an outlook account. It requires too much red tape to simply use for sandboxing. I thought MX Linux would be a good choice, but because its Linux it doesn't initialize the wifi card upon installation just on Live CD... that's a problem will all Linux versions I have encountered, It sees the WIFI on Live CD but not after installation... I am so pissed at myself because I can't have it both ways.

Windows 10 can be installed just fine without signing in. I do it all the time. Latest build verified with was v1909

Not anymore, they require you to get a Microsoft account, then you can switch over to local account

Yeah, W10 home installer requires MS account now. However, I think you can force it to use a local account if you disconnect from the internet. Just pull the ethernet cable or something.

its probably going to be the default soon, I use windows on my gaming pc, but for sandbox shit I want to use linux

Hmm, mabye they do that on Windows Home. I never bother with that but that's probably what it is.

Disabling the network connection should work.

From what I have experienced, there was an intermediate time that Microsoft absolutely required an account of some kind, but they got a ton of backlash and reintroduced the offline account option. I setup about 15 laptops a year that I buy directly from Dell, and I went through a period of about 6 months where I had to create a "dummy" account to go through first setup. In later months, I can immediately select "offline account" again. This is on the same model laptop with the same version of windows. Honestly though, the "dummy" account isn't a big deal, you could make up whatever info you want and then just switch it off and use the same dummy for everything.