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Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off. (mashable.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

[email protected]

[–] zaph 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] zaph 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Rufus usb installer bypass

[–] zaph 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately my boss doesn't want us using Rufus. Please don't ask me why, it doesn't make sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

So do it anyway and don't tell them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Gotta review the code

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] zaph 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh I tried a lot more than 3 times

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] zaph 2 points 8 months ago

This is great thank you!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] zaph 1 points 8 months ago

Nice thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Im not surprised really

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well said.