Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account

jwoglom · 2025-03-28T23:54:30 1743206070

> We’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build to enhance security and user experience of Windows 11. This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account.

"enhancing security and user experience" -- what a ridiculous, bold-faced lie. Bravo Microsoft.

p0w3n3d · 2025-03-29T00:00:41 1743206441

Can't it be added again by users? Cmd does not sound like a complicated piece of binary code

colordrops · 2025-03-28T23:59:53 1743206393

It's standard practice for corporations to lie about their motivations for decisions. Why is this acceptable?

bigstrat2003 · 2025-03-29T00:02:53 1743206573

It's not. But not all unacceptable things are illegal. And just as immoral people will do legal-but immoral things, immoral corporations will do the same.

qwerpy · 2025-03-29T00:03:13 1743206593

What is MS's motivation to push so strongly to have everyone on a Microsoft account? I really hope it's not primarily so that they can more effectively target your computer for ads. Or upsell some service subscriptions.

mholt · 2025-03-28T23:56:40 1743206200

How can you set up / use Windows without an Internet connection? Surely that's not an unsupported use case anymore, is it? There's gotta be plenty of places where Internet connectivity is not available or is restricted.

MarcelOlsz · 2025-03-28T23:59:16 1743206356

All of those people are still happily running XP.

woleium · 2025-03-28T23:59:59 1743206399

enterprise deployments are different

LinuxBender · 2025-03-28T23:59:37 1743206377

Is this "loophole" the method used by Rufus when burning images that add options to skip Microsoft account, TPM checks, etc...?

lousken · 2025-03-28T23:56:47 1743206207

Enhanced security, if you connect your device to the internet. Can they at least stop bullshitting? It's shameful

ivanjermakov · 2025-03-28T23:55:06 1743206106

After rolling the update that unintentionally uninstalled Copilot, they're back at net negative "upgrades".

ranger_danger · 2025-03-28T23:53:37 1743206017

Anyone know if this comment on the article is actually true?

- Select Organization

- Select Sign In Options

- Choose Domain Join

- Create a username and leave the password blank.

- You'll be logged into Windows without a Microsoft account!

jwoglom · 2025-03-28T23:55:04 1743206104

This apparently works on Pro versions of Windows, but not the Home versions which don't support domain-join.

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