Microsoft blocks a method to install Windows 11 without an account 😓

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Microsoft recently corrected a vulnerability that allowed users to install Windows 11 without having to create a Microsoft account. With Update 24H2, it is no longer possible to use the blocked email address trick to bypass this requirement.

Blocked e-mail addresses bug fixed😫

Until now, many users exploited a bug when installing Windows 11. By entering a dummy email address such as example@example.com, or no@thankyou.com, the installation would bug. This allowed users to create a local account without having to connect to a Microsoft account. This trick no longer works with the latest Windows 11 Update 24H2. In a video by Zac Bowden, a journalist at Windows Central, we can see that entering such an address sends a looping request for another e-mail.

It looks like Microsoft has blocked the bypass that allowed you to create a local account during Windows 11 setup by typing in a blocked email address. Now it just loops you back to typing in a different account 🙁 pic.twitter.com/mKnHToLLQV

— Zac Bowden (@zacbowden) June 3, 2024

Other solutions exist, however, for users not wishing to create a Microsoft account. According to Zac Bowden, it is still possible to use the command prompt to bypass the restriction. To do this, disconnect your Internet connection, then press Shift+F10 when Windows asks you to connect to the network. This opens a window in which you need to type « OOBE\BYPASSNRO ».

Increasingly limited user choice?🤔