Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:04:00 +0000

One of the bugbears with installing Windows 11 is that you need an internet connection and Microsoft Account.

Pressing Shift + F10 during the setup would open a Command Prompt and you could type:

oobe\bypassnro

This would enable a button to skip connecting to the internet.

Microsoft has now removed this command.

However, there is still another option. Open a Command Prompt with Shift + F10 and type the following:

start ms-cxh:localonly

An older, Windows 10 style interface will pop up, and you can then specify a username and password for the local account; skipping the need for an internet connection and Microsoft account.

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Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account