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

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

Microsoft already requires users to connect to the internet, but there’s a way to bypass it: the bypassnro command.

The script can be reactivated with a registry edit during the initial setup process.

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