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WoodenPints on 02 April 2025
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Shaunodon said:
JEMC said:

In other news, MSoft really, really wants you to make a MSoft Account:

Microsoft has disabled the popular 'bypassnro' Windows 11 sign-in workaround in the latest Insider build, but there exists another
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-has-disabled-the-popular-bypassnro-windows-11-sign-in-workaround-in-the-latest-insider-build-but-there-exists-another/
There are multiple ways to divert around Windows 11's insistence on a Microsoft account for first-time setup. It seems there'll be one less in the near future, however, as the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build has removed the bypassnro.cmd script, seen by many as the easiest way of sneaking past Microsoft's account-forcing ways.

According to a Windows Insider blog post announcing Preview build 26200.5516 (KB5054687) the bypassnro.cmd script has been removed in order to "enhance security and user experience of Windows 11."

"This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account."

Well, darn. The bypassnro method was relatively simple, involving opening a command prompt window with Shift + F10 and entering oobebypassnro followed by an ipconfig /release command after restart. No longer, it seems—and if it's been removed from the Preview build, there's a strong likelihood it might reach a release build, too.

Microsoft in their infinite wisdom, instead of creating a simple solution for people trying to set up windows without the wifi or lan drivers, which can't always install properly from a usb even when people follow the correct steps, are instead planning to disable the one easy workaround people can use.

Thanks Microsoft, you shouldn't have...

Not sure if it's related but I made a Windows 11 USB for installation on my new build a couple of days ago and It had me worried straight away thinking do I have a problem since every time it changed sections and rebooted whilst installing it brought me to a page saying connection lost and it took a few seconds for my Ethernet to initialize then I had to click next each time.