Forget BYPASSNRO, a new internet/account bypass during Windows 11 installs already exists
www.neowin.net
While Microsoft is bloacking the popular BYPASSNRO method of bypassing the internet and MSA requirements, a new way to do so had already existed but flew under the radar.

This might be relevant to those who wish / have to use Windows 11:

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 during the Windows 11 installation OOBE (initial setup), although thankfully, the script can still be created using Registry edits.

A 7 step guide.

  • the_q@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    1 step guide: Linux

    Yes yes I know it’s not, but still easier and faster than setting up a new Windows install, getting drivers and installing updates.

  • VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Recently needed to set up a Win11 VM. It worked after removing the network adaptor from the VM setup, and then using the bypassnro command.

    Fucking Microsoft.

  • MacStache@sopuli.xyz
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    2 months ago

    I don’t really get it why people jump through these major hoops just to get Windows working the way they want it to. Just ditch the problem.

    • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      It takes me 10 seconds to remove internet access from yet another windows process, it takes weeks if not months to re-download the 2 point something TB of games I have installed.

      People who have a real internet connection need another excuse but my internet isnt good for 2005, let alone 2025.

    • Lucky_777@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Sure that’s ok for your personal machine. Now convince leadership that your 500 machine fleet needs to be switched over to Linux.

      • Shanmugha@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Well, if a company has 500 machines and all of them having microsoft online accounts raises no security questions, I ain’t working there, simple as that

  • SayYes2Depress@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    This is great. Most other comments only talking about how the solution is to “install Linux”. But thats not a viable solution for us Admins setting up PC’s for users in a company who barely understand how to use a Windows machine, never mind them ever even hearing of the word Linux.

    I would love to install Linux on some users machines that dont use the PC for anything other than Internet Access. But I know they would still have a cow.

    Since I saw they were getting rid of Bypassnro ive been panicking, wondering if I’m going to start having to set up a Microsoft account for all my users. I’ll test this on Monday and hopefully breath easy. That is until they decide to strip us of this solution as well.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    They are never going to totally kill local only accounts… Because corporate networks, automation, embedded systems, air gaped networks… all exist in abundance in the enterprise and government worlds.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    7 steps? I have it down to 3

    1. don’t by will 11 home
    2. when at the account creation screen select This will be domain joined.
    3. create local account.
  • Franklin@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    fun fact Rufus already has all of this automated and even has steps to have the local account of your choice already as part of the image

  • banazir@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Honestly, guys, gals and others, Microsoft is making it crystal clear they don’t want you to use their OS. It’s not your OS, it’s theirs. Stop trying mangle it into something it is not. If you need registry edits just to make the OS usable, it’s not worth it. It’s not for you. Please, please, please look at alternatives that respect you, your intelligence, your privacy and your data. One day Microsoft will push an update that will lock you out of your machine unless you create an account. Jumping through these hoops is just delaying the inevitable. Using an OS is not worth all this effort and stress.

  • utopiah@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Meta : I’d be curious to know the ratio of people downvoting the “Linux!” suggestion who actually do so from Windows.

    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I use linux for everything except for one critical app that does not yet work on linux outside of a virtual machine. But, my computer is not powerful enough to run it in a virtual machine.

      There are also no alternatives to it either. So, I have a second computer to use windows for just that, but the day it works on linux is the day I say bye to windows forever.