Bypass MS Account Requirements
A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts. Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has been increasingly closing loopholes and making it harder to use a local account in the operating system. Instead, the company wants you to use a Microsoft Account, as many operating system features rely on cloud-based services. Last week, Microsoft removed the ‘BypassNRO.cmd’ script from Windows 11 preview builds, which allowed users to bypass the Microsoft Account requirement when installing the operating system. While the Registry commands used by the script still worked, it became less easy to add them, requiring users to type them out or manually edit the Registry. On Saturday, X user “Wither OrNot” shared a much easier way to bypass Windows 11’s Microsoft Account requirement, which BleepingComputer has confirmed to work. When installing Windows 11…