Hello Marian Veliko,
Thanks for reaching out here in the Microsoft Answers Community.
The command you have mentioned bypasses the initial setup. Since it has already been bypassed, you cannot "reset" that command.
Have you created a local user and entered the desktop? If so, there should be no need to run the initial setup again.
If you need to add a Microsoft account (as the setup required you to do, simply right-click "Start->Settings->Accounts", then select "Other users->Add account" to add your Microsoft account, or select "Your info->Sign in with a Microsoft account instead" from account settings to convert your local account to your Microsoft one.
Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.
Best Regards,
Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
Hello Marian Veliko,
Thanks for reaching out here in the Microsoft Answers Community.
The command you have mentioned bypasses the initial setup. Since it has already been bypassed, you cannot "reset" that command.
Have you created a local user and entered the desktop? If so, there should be no need to run the initial setup again.
If you need to add a Microsoft account (as the setup required you to do, simply right-click "Start->Settings->Accounts", then select "Other users->Add account" to add your Microsoft account, or select "Your info->Sign in with a Microsoft account instead" from account settings to convert your local account to your Microsoft one.
Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.
Best Regards,
Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
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I have not received the message from you yet. If there is anything more that I can do for you or if anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best Regards,
Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
Since according to AveYo (thanks for this) this is only temporarily integrated into Windows 11 by Microsoft, one can assume that this command will not work for much longer. I truly hope it remains.
oobe\bypassnro
Then you can reactivate the Internet connection and add a password to the account, as well as make all other settings.
Alternative Workaround that should remain feasible, more trouble than the simple above command:
If the Internet is disabled, you start the reinstallation of Windows 11. You get to the window: "Unfortunately you have lost the Internet connection". From here it starts. Replace "User Name" with whatever you wish to use for the account:
Press Shift + F10. The command prompt opens
net.exe user "User Name" /add
net.exe localgroup "Administrators" "User Name" /add
cd OOBE
msoobe.exe && shutdown.exe -r
Windows will now restart and start with the other settings until Windows 11 is installed correctly with a local account.
When logging in, "The user name or password is incorrect" now appears.
Simply press OK and select the right account at the bottom left of screen. You should have one for Administrator and one for whatever name you used as "User Name" above.
Lets hope the simple oobe\bypassnro stays, as I have used both methods, and the first is by far the easiest.
Regards,
[I edited this message to remove the unnecessary content at the top. Please refrain from the personal attacks. - Jason]
Great piece of info, will save it for future use
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I just had trouble with this on a Lenovo laptop I got. I’m just gonna get straight on with it
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Press shift + f10 or fn + shift + f10 (don’t leave hear me out)
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Then for a split second you should see the blue mouse loading circle and nothing happens, next do Windows + R
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Put in “ms-settings:” then go to system, then recovery, click recovery mode. Then restart now
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Go to trouble shoot, advanced options and then startup options, click restart
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Click 7 (disable digital signature enforcement*) on your keyboard when you see a bunch of options
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You should be back at setup, do shift + f10 again, this time CMD should pop up. Put in oobe\bypassnro
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After restart, open run (Windows + R) put in ipconfig /release and continue with setup
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If anything happens like the sign in menu pops up then do the last step before this one (ipconfig /release) and then press the little arrow in the corner to go back a page and it should bring you to choose a name for the local account.
Explanation: with Windows 11 S Mode you can only run Microsoft verified apps, oobe/bypassnro.cmd isn’t signed by Microsoft so in this case isn’t Microsoft verified. CMD is also disabled and in order to get into CMD we can use the “disable digital signature enforcement” in the advanced startup which will ignore the rules set in place for S Mode and open CMD.
*Keep in mind that disabling signatures will be temporary until a restart happens
You know what even crazier? I’m literally 13 and did this. I couldn’t find a tutorial anywhere. Consider this a new bypass for S Mode if you want a local account.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/
What a slap in the face for the sysadmins who have to setup machines all the time and use this. I personally use this all the time at work and it's really shitty they're removing it.
There is still workarounds where you can re-enable it with a registry key entry, but we don't really know if that'll get patched out as well.
Not classy Microsoft.
Latest and fastest way I found to bypass Windows 11 OOBE, no need to run ipconfig /release or setup a Microsoft account.
EDIT:
Even with the latest Windows 11 updates THIS METHOD IS STILL THE BEST!!
Watch this in action: https://youtu.be/MXrYXH-ueIQ
Use a command prompt to create a local account during OOBE and then skip it completely:
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SHIFT + F10 (or SHIFT + FN + F10 on some Dell PC's)
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net.exe user 'username' 'password' /add *I recommend entering a password but it is optional*
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net.exe localgroup Administrators 'username' /add
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cd oobe
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msoobe.exe && shutdown.exe -r
I had to reset my pc for personal reasons (I picked local instead of cloud option, not sure if that means anything). Did the windows setup and got to the point where microsoft asks u to sign in. I searched how to skip this process using reddit and a lot of ppl said to do shift+f10 and then type OOBE\BYPASSNRO and press enter. My laptop restarted and went back to the very first page of the setup. This time when I got back to the sign in part I was able to choose an option that says I dont have internet, which allowed me to continue with the rest of the setup and complete it. I assume this means I'm now using a local account and have completed the setup.
Now that I have completed the setup I could do whatever I want. So I did what any person would do: install the apps u use, update windows and nvidia drivers to the latesr version etc. I assume everything is fine because I could even install chrome and apps like discord because I could still use the internet (I use ethernet)
Additional info: not sure but I think my laptop was windows 10 after I reset it, after updating my windows to the latest version its now windows 11 home so I'm not sure which tag to use
But I'm not a tech person and forgot about the OOBE\BYPASSNRO I did at the very beginning. Do I need to worry about that. Does it do anything else to my laptop other than restarting my laptop and letting my bypass the microsoft sign in? Did that command (or whatever its called) turn off by itself, or do I have to turn it off manually? Basically is my laptop already back to normal by itself without me having to do anything and is it no longer running that command? And if yes, does that mean I dont have to worry about anything and can continue using my laptop like normal? (By the way laptop restarted a few times while updating windows and installing nvidia drivers, I also shut down my laptop and turned it back on because I took multippe breaks to do other stuff, not sure if I need to worry whether restarting my laptop does anything)
Thank you for reading and if anyone sees this and knows the answer, please reply to this post so that I know if I need to worry or do anything.