I'm at the network selection screen in my setup and for some reason, Shift-F10 appears to do nothing. Did they patch that out?

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:

1. SHIFT + F10 (or SHIFT + FN + F10 on some Dell PC's)

2. net.exe user 'username' 'password' /add *I recommend entering a password but it is optional*

3. net.exe localgroup Administrators 'username' /add

4. cd oobe

5. 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

1. Press shift + f10 or fn + shift + f10 (don’t leave hear me out)

2. Then for a split second you should see the blue mouse loading circle and nothing happens, next do Windows + R

3. Put in “ms-settings:” then go to system, then recovery, click recovery mode. Then restart now

4. Go to trouble shoot, advanced options and then startup options, click restart

5. Click 7 (disable digital signature enforcement*) on your keyboard when you see a bunch of options

6. You should be back at setup, do shift + f10 again, this time CMD should pop up. Put in oobe\bypassnro

7. After restart, open run (Windows + R) put in ipconfig /release and continue with setup

8. 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.

This feature is currently only available to those who add LCU (Latest Cumulative Update) to their ISO.

This was first discovered in Insider Preview Build 27881 (Canary Channel), and at the time, it was thought to be a bug. However, it's now present in Public Release build 26100 (also known as 24H2), and I believe it's not a bug but a feature.

So I built my first pc and it was time to set up. But when I was setting up the windows I came on this screen and I can't see any WiFi, I have a WiFi motherboard and have the antennas installed. Can anyone help please?

How do I set up a local account now?

I have a p1gen4. I have reset pc and am completing windows 11 setup like a new pc. And the “let’s connect you to a network” screen I am entering command prompt “oobe\bypassnro.cmd” and the computer restarts. It takes me back to the network connection screen with no option to continue without internet. I have tried many times and keep restarting to the same screen.

Reviewing internet advice It seems like it should restart and go back to language screen and then give me an option to continue without internet. Why isn’t this working? Any ideas? Was this option removed? Is there any other way to continue and creat a local account only?

I do a lot of restore to factory/wipe + install for the company. We've always bypassed the sign in and created a local account because we do not know who will be the next user.

I had to create a new install media. This started with this latest version.

The most used method was using <Shift + F10> and running oobe\bypassnro. Shift+F10 no longer works. If I try to use WindowsKey + R and try to run cmd.exe, Win11 tells me that it is not Microsoft-verified app and gives me no options to override. Same for powershell.
So I went searching and tried all of these methods and none of them still work.

Trying to use a false email and password no longer works either.

Is there a new trick here?

Most people usually use this to open cmd in oobe, and then skip the networking requirements of windows 11.I'm using a laptop and this shortcut doesn't seem to work, will it work if I use an external keyboard?

I think there is another possibility that this shortcut key is invalid in the 22h2 version.

I just had trouble with this on a Lenovo laptop I got. I’m just gonna get straight on with it

1. Press shift + f10 or fn + shift + f10 (don’t leave hear me out)

2. Then for a split second you should see the blue mouse loading circle and nothing happens, next do Windows + R

3. Put in “ms-settings:” then go to system, then recovery, click recovery mode. Then restart now

4. Go to trouble shoot, advanced options and then startup options, click restart

5. Click 7 (disable digital signature enforcement*) on your keyboard when you see a bunch of options

6. You should be back at setup, do shift + f10 again, this time CMD should pop up. Put in oobe\bypassnro

7. After restart, open run (Windows + R) put in ipconfig /release and continue with setup

8. 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.

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

1. Disable secure boot

2. Boot to mri pe and bind to windows

3. Do registry magic in regedit using the RemoteOS registry keys (see above key)

4. Re enable secure boot.

5. 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.

Hi, I have two instances which require offline installations of windows 11.

One is at my family cottage. There’s no cell service, no internet, and no electricity. We have a gasoline generator that we use when we need power. I have a desktop that I bought secondhand that serves as a media centre for when we want to watch movies as a family. This thing is heavy, and huge. It’s a full ATX sized machine. I’m not lugging it into my car and to the city just to reinstall an OS if I ever have to. I also have zero interest in Linux. I’ve tried before, it’s not happening. I have a steam deck with windows. The penguin and I aren’t friends.

Secondly, I run a small 3D printing “farm” (though I feel like “garden” would be a more apt term). I have a windows 10 PC managing this system and it’s completely airgapped. Never been online once. I would like to update it to windows 11 as some of the programs I use intend to hastily drop W10 support, and I want to retain compatibility with them across all devices.

Not concerned with security as both systems will never see the internet. In addition, I’m not worried about physical attacks (direct access to the hardware) either as one is my cottage, the other is at home.

Now that Bypassnro is going the way of the dodo, how will we achieve offline installations of W11?

Hi guys, I tried installing Windows 11 build 27858 on my laptop, but it didn't show any network connection during setup.

I opened Device Manager using Command Prompt and saw the Realtek RTL8723B Wireless LAN adapter listed and appearing to work. However, the setup screen still says "No Wi-Fi networks found."

I also tried the command "oobe/bypassnro" to skip the network requirement, but it didn’t work.

Any ideas on how I can bypass this screen or fix the issue without internet access?

So Windows 11 seems to have this cat and mouse game with Microsoft outrageously forcing people to sign in with a Microsoft account instead of using a personal/local account. Previously you could use the OOBE/bypassnro command but it doesn't work on some systems so the '[email protected]' and incorrect password should work but suddenly it's stopped, it used to direct you to create a local account instead but now it loops back. Is there a known workaround for April 2024? I really don't want to sign-in on a clean machine with a Microsoft account every single time. Thanks in advance

Edit: for above, the systems the command doesn’t seem to work on are those in S Mode where the command prompt may be disabled and also systems with Pro/Enterprise where they are remotely managed/provisioned where it will accept the command but ignore it and still force sign in.