Install Windows 11 Without Microsoft Account Two New Methods for Local Account Setup

Install Windows 11 Without Microsoft Account Two New Methods That Work

Microsoft continues to remove the ability to install Windows 11 with no mandatory Microsoft account login. However, after the recent updates, two new working methods that allow a local account to be created through the command prompt during setup have been discovered by users.

Method 1: Registry command to BypassNRO

The first method will involve a change in the registry during the earlier stages of installing Windows. Before you proceed with any of these steps, ensure the internet is disconnected from your PC.

When the setup window of "Country or Region" is displayed:

1. Press the Shift + F10 key to invoke the Command Prompt.
2. Type or paste the below command and hit Enter:
   reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
3. Next, run this command to restart the computer:
   shutdown /r /t 0

After the computer has restarted, the setup will continue; you will now have the option to complete the setup using the local account instead of the Microsoft account.

Method 2: Directly Create a Local User in OOBE

This second method is used during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) phase, which happens right after the main installation files are copied and you are asked to accept the license agreements.

At any time during OOBE screens:

1. Press Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt.
2. To create a new user, enter the following command, replacing "User Name" with your chosen username (do keep the quotation marks):
   net user "User Name" /add
3. Make the new user an administrator using this command (again, replace "User Name"):
   net localgroup "Administrators" "User Name" /add
4. Finally, run this command to restart the OOBE process and then restart:
   cd OOBE && msoobe && shutdown -r

Once the PC starts back up, the local account you created will be available for you to log on to the desktop without the need for a Microsoft account.

These methods are up and working right now; however, remember that Microsoft has patched other workarounds like the non-existent email address and ms-cxh:localonly command in the past.