Windows 11 only after logging in. Microsoft blocks a known method
Windows 11 blocked the use of local accounts. Do you want to use the system? You need to log in.
From the beginning, Windows 11 required logging in to a Microsoft account to use it. However, users quickly came up with a workaround for this criterion that allowed them to create a local account. This did involve some difficulties, but for many it was a way to limit access to their data. Now this method no longer works.
Windows 11 only after logging in
The method was quite simple. After installing or starting the system for the first time, when the Microsoft account login screen appeared, you had to enter a random e-mail address and a made-up password for an account that does not exist. This caused an error that made it possible to create a local account, i.e. without having to log in. Unfortunately, this method no longer works.
It seems that Microsoft has blocked the possibility of bypassing the Windows 11 login mechanism. The previous method no longer works and the system asks for correct data. Many people also tried to turn off the Internet connection from the task manager, but this method was also blocked some time ago.
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
At this point, there is only one way to bypass the login requirement and create a local account. During the Windows 11 configuration process, enable the command prompt and enter OOBEBYPASSNRO. Thanks to this, the Internet connection selection window will not appear, and without the Internet it is impossible to log in to your Microsoft account, so the system allows you to create a local account. However, we can suspect that this trick will also be patched after some time.
