Windows 11 trick bypasses Microsoft account requirement

"A simple trick allows users to bypass the Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 installation, reintroducing the ease of using local accounts."

"During Windows 11 installation, pressing Shift+F10 opens command prompt, letting users create local accounts via 'start ms-cxh:localonly', streamlining setup."

Windows 11 has made it increasingly difficult to use local accounts, pushing users towards Microsoft accounts to utilize cloud-based features. Recently, a simpler method for bypassing this requirement emerged, confirmed by BleepingComputer. By pressing Shift+F10 during the network connection setup, users can access the command prompt and run a command to create a local account, thus sidestepping Microsoft's restrictions more easily than previous methods, including the now-removed BypassNRO.cmd script, which required manual registry edits.

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