Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoIn the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the “bypassnro” command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows.blogs.windows.comexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down12
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkIn the latest Windows 11 preview build, Microsoft removed the “bypassnro” command, which let users skip signing into a Microsoft Account when installing Windows.blogs.windows.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-squareNot a replicant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoI put this in another thread: It’s not a big deal. They’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script, which is just this: @echo off reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f shutdown /r /t 0 You can still use shift-F10 at the same point, type those two lines (not the @ECHO OFF), and it will achieve the same result.
minus-squaregreen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoSo you’re telling me 2% of new Window’s users won’t be forced to make an account? Neat! This is not about the technically savvy. The populace is being conditioned into not owning what they purchase. This will in turn make everyone’s life worse.
minus-squareFlatfire@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoUltimately this change, while frustrating, probably doesn’t change the initial value for those who fit these two categories: Needs Windows Cares about their privacy These people were already going to go out of their way to use the OOBE bypass. They still will. This is no more effort thanbit already was. Microsoft crossed the line already by disallowing offline account creation through their default setup process.
minus-squareendeavor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoIts not a big deal the same way cancelling adobe subscription is not a big deal.
minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 days agoI have to have Windows, a VM at least, for reasons. A nameless install, decrapified with Chris Titus’ decrapifier, installer and streamliner script is actually decent
minus-squareRooty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 days agoI will copypaste your comment next time people complain Linux is hard to learn.
minus-squareTraister101@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 days agoIt’s actually so bad lol. Idk what Microsoft has against - for args flags but it’s fuckn annoying
I put this in another thread: It’s not a big deal. They’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script, which is just this:
@echo off
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
shutdown /r /t 0
You can still use shift-F10 at the same point, type those two lines (not the @ECHO OFF), and it will achieve the same result.
start ms-cxh:localonly
So you’re telling me 2% of new Window’s users won’t be forced to make an account? Neat!
This is not about the technically savvy. The populace is being conditioned into not owning what they purchase. This will in turn make everyone’s life worse.
Ultimately this change, while frustrating, probably doesn’t change the initial value for those who fit these two categories:
These people were already going to go out of their way to use the OOBE bypass. They still will. This is no more effort thanbit already was.
Microsoft crossed the line already by disallowing offline account creation through their default setup process.
Its not a big deal the same way cancelling adobe subscription is not a big deal.
I have to have Windows, a VM at least, for reasons.
A nameless install, decrapified with Chris Titus’ decrapifier, installer and streamliner script is actually decent
I will copypaste your comment next time people complain Linux is hard to learn.
It’s actually so bad lol. Idk what Microsoft has against
-forargsflags but it’s fuckn annoying