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The Command Prompt OOBE\BYPASSNRO command still works
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Published onApril 4, 2024
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MicrosoftannouncedtheWindows 11 Insider Preview build 26100for the Canary and Dev channels and it has some nice improvements. However, it seems that you can no longer bypass the Microsoft Account sign in step by using the[email protected]email address.
According toZac Bowden’s X post, Microsoft removed this workaround that we used to apply during the OOBE (Out-of-Box Experience) Windows 11 build 26100 installation. A bit later, Bob Pony alsorepliedto confirmed the issue with a demo video.
Looks like Microsoft just reverted that Microsoft Account bypass change in the Windows 11 Build 26100 OOBE lol.https://t.co/P0Sxxx7CZlpic.twitter.com/788n3p48GC
You can no longer use the[email protected]to bypass signing into the Microsoft account
Here’s the whole thing! Until this Insider build 26100, when you were prompted to sign in with a Microsoft account, you could have used a bogus email address such as[email protected]together with random password.
After the Windows 11 installation you could have signed in with a local account.Elon Musk made a whole fussabout not being able to sign in with a local account during installation because he didn’t know this workaround.
How do I bypass singing into the Microsoft account?
Apparently, in Windows 11 Insider Preview build 26100, Microsoft has blocked this trick. However, there is another one that still works.
When you reach the screen that saysLet’s connect you to a network, pressShift+F10to open Command Prompt. Run the command OOBE\BYPASSNRO. This will allow you to continue with the setup process without requiring a Microsoft account.
We don’t know yet if this is only a test or if Microsoft wants to block the[email protected]on the Windows 11 stable builds as well. Clearly, the Redmond giant has a lot of reasons to hook us into using a Microsoft account, but probably EU regulators won’t like this.
What is your experience with installing the Insider Preview build 26100? Tell us all about it in a comments below.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
