Hello Ebraheem,
First of all, this is simply a bypass if you want to install Windows offline without Internet Access. All this command does is bypass the forced install Online having to use your MS account.
It is not damaging your computer in any way. It is only part of bypassing the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) forcing users to be Online. It is not a hack sir; it is simply a bypass.
I personally use this command as I do several total clean installs every week. I have always installed Windows offline, as that is my preference.
Your computer is fine using this command. If you installed Online, this command is irrelevant. Hope this clears this matter up for you. It only restores the old OOBE for being offline.
Regards,
Answer from Johnny55 on learn.microsoft.comHello Ebraheem,
First of all, this is simply a bypass if you want to install Windows offline without Internet Access. All this command does is bypass the forced install Online having to use your MS account.
It is not damaging your computer in any way. It is only part of bypassing the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) forcing users to be Online. It is not a hack sir; it is simply a bypass.
I personally use this command as I do several total clean installs every week. I have always installed Windows offline, as that is my preference.
Your computer is fine using this command. If you installed Online, this command is irrelevant. Hope this clears this matter up for you. It only restores the old OOBE for being offline.
Regards,
hello I have a question, is this safe? {oobe\bypassnro} And is he damaging my computer? Is there a way to delete or disable it?
Today I reinstalled the computer Windows and I did this and am afraid of it And is it something specific to Microsoft or is it a hack please can u answer fast
That is or was a workaround, but I don't believe
it works anymore.
Videos
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.
A lot of people have been posting here about different ways to get around WiFi setup & s-mode. I have an easy and reliable way to bypass both.
For standard windows bypassnro is the best way to bypass the WiFi. By pressing shift + f10 or fn + shift + f10, this will open command prompt which you can then type in OOBE\BYPASSNRO with no spaces between the backslash. Additionally you CANNOT connect the computer to WiFi first, this will mess it up. If you do happen to do this I find the easiest way to fix it is by opening control panel by typing control in cmd prompt and opening device manager to disable the WiFi module temporarily. Then bypassnro will work 100% of the time.
As for s mode
This works also 100% of the time (for now)
MRI 6.0+ X64 REQUIRED
You will use Regedit to edit the registry but in mri pe instead of windows. Starting off while still in OOBE. First disable secure boot, this will allow the computer to boot to usb devices. MRI WILL NOT BOOT IF YOU DO NOT TURN OFF SECURE BOOT. Then, since the system is still in OOBE and has not been set up bitlocker will also not be active yet which will allow mri to bind. And that is the next step, Bind to Windows though MRI PE. Then open regedit either through run or in the mri toolkit tab. Then locate HKEY_Local_Machine\System(RemoteOS)\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Policy Change the value of SkuPolicyRequired to 0
This is very similar to the old way but the biggest difference is in MRI PE the “normal” looking registry keys are MRI’s Registry. The windows registry we care about will say (REMOTE OS) next to the System registry directory.
This saves time vs the old way by only requiring secure boot to be disabled and you can do everything in mri pe without needing to disable driver signature enforcement or going into windows recovery.
TLDR
Disable secure boot
Boot to mri pe and bind to windows
Do registry magic in regedit using the RemoteOS registry keys (see above key)
Re enable secure boot.
Profit
Once you disable secure boot you can use OOBE\BYPASSNRO to bypass the WiFi screen like normal.
This has never failed me, do not listen to people who say bypassnro does not work. It does 100% work still as of 6/2/24.
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 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.
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
This is so dumb. Especially for folks who deal with enterprise environments. "OOBE\BYPASSNRO" is a lifesaver. What a slap in the face!
For those who don't know, running this command during Windows setup allows you to select "I don't have Internet" in the network selection page, allowing you to not have to sign into a Microsoft account and make a local account instead. They're removing that.
There is still registry workarounds (for now) but really Microsoft???
I finished building my new pc and I am ready to install Windows 11 the thing is I don't want to create an account and to bypass thus in 2023 you would Insert this small code and it would bypass having to make a Microsoft account, does this still work in 2025 or if not is there any other substitutes like taking a usb wifi dingle out like me or turning off wifi I would appreciate if someone could help