Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.

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    7 months ago

    If you’re referencing the bypass used on new windows 11 machines they patched it.

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      7 months ago

      I hope the person who implemented the bypass didn’t get shit for it. And fuck, hope there’s a new way

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        7 months ago

        If there is I still can’t find it. I’ve been using a generic email address and creating a new profile deleting the Microsoft one. It’s annoying af

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      7 months ago

      Even if you put in a bogus user and pw three times? Not joking, that used to let you get a local account option.

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        7 months ago

        Oh I tried a lot more than 3 times

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          7 months ago

          Shift +F10 (shift+fn+F10 on some laptops) to open a terminal, during the initial setup. Then just type: oobe/bypassnro

          PC will reboot. Don’t have Ethernet connected, don’t connect to WiFi and boom!

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            7 months ago

            This is great thank you!

    • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz
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      7 months ago

      The bypassnro command still works though. Installed 23H2 in a VM yesterday and it worked fine.