PCMag

Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without an Account

Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device ...

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet ...
ExtremeTech

How to Install Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

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Bleeping Computer

New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts. Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft ...
PC World

Here’s a new trick to installing Windows 11 without a Microsoft account

Shortly before the weekend, Microsoft removed the BypassNRO.cmd script from the preview versions of Windows 11 for Insiders on the Dev Channel, as Microsoft announced in a blog post: “We’re removing ...
Neowin

Forget BYPASSNRO, a new internet/account bypass during Windows 11 installs already exists0 0

This week, Microsoft made it very clear that it wants to block the popular BYPASSNRO workaround, used to skip the internet and Microsoft Account requirement checks ...
PC Magazine

Windows 11 Blocks Loophole That Allows You to Avoid Making a Microsoft Account

Even though Microsoft is shutting down the popular workaround, the Windows community is still posting alternative loopholes. If you want to avoid creating a Microsoft account when installing Windows, ...