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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is it possible to skip account creation by installing while not connected to the internet?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Nope, you need an internet connection to get past initial setup. Unless you use pro, there you can select to domain join computer instead and it'll let you create a local account

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You are wrong for now, it is still possible.

Ctrl + Shift + F3 during setup gives you access to sysprep
In an admin CMD you can excecute the BypassNRO.cmd script. In C:\Windows\System32\oobe\
I have encountered one 24H2 installation where the oobe folder was empty, but if you copy the file from another device it works just the same
Reboot from sysprep and you can now select "Install without internet" when selecting a WIFI

This will not work if you're already connected to a wifi. BypassNRO sets a registry flag, so it's only a matter of time till they patch it out, but it works for now.

Edit: Rufus also allows the creation of a local user when making the installation USB, skipping the entire setup process.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Every time I hear about Microsoft it makes me wanna take a shit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Pavlov Reaction?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let's install Windows 10 for protest

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or linux.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Any gamers looking to switch, I've had a good experience with Bazzite.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Ah sweet vindication for getting my gaming PC and daily driver laptop on Linux

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yet another reason to not use windows 11.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

lol there's already a fix: run start ms-cxh:localonly from a CMD line in the installer

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How does this work nowadays when you buy a PC from a store?
Does it come with Windows already installed?
And if so, with what account?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Meh... Yet another thing that everyone will just accept as a new norm. :c

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Chiming in as well with a Linux distro: peppermint , debian based. If you want the horrors to persist but kind of limited check out windows ameliorated. https://ameliorated.io/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny how corporations think taking away consumers freedom and privacy is a good idea.

Have fun losing customers.

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