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Windows 11 OOBE Microsoft Account Bypass During Install

October 17, 2025 Rich 2 min read

Method 1

I did it using SHIFT+F10 then using regedit.exe to delete the LaunchUserOOBE value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE registry key. But don’t close regedit yet.

Additionally to create my user and make it an administrator:

net user /add tester
net localgroup administrators tester /add

Then to disable the auto-logon as defaultuser0, go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

  • set AutoAdminLogon to 0
  • set AutoLogonSID to blank
  • set DefaultUserName to blank
  • set EnableFirstLogonAnimation to 0

Then you don’t even need to reboot, you can do shutdown /L in the command prompt to logout. You’ll still have a leftover defaultuser0 you can remove later.

Method 2

  1. SHIFT + F10 (Opens CMD window),
  2. Type cd OOBE and hit Enter/Return,
  3. Then type BYPASSNRO and hit Enter/Return which will restart immediately.

Method 3

  1. Setup Windows 11 until you get to the Microsoft Account creation screen.
  2. Press the Windows + R keys to open Run dialog, then type “ms-settings:recovery” (you might need to click around to get the Run Prompt to appear)
  3. Select Reboot Now on Advanced Startup option. The unit will reboot to recovery mode.
  4. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart. This gives us access to the advanced options during restart.
  5. Once the Advanced Options appear, select option 7 – Disable Driver Signature Enforcement. The unit will reboot back into OOBE with the ability to use CMD

Method 4

Use one of these various emails, if locked, it should kick you back to local account creation:

  • a.b@c.d
  • hello@world.com
  • no@thankyou.com
  • noemail@address.com

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