As noted in the latest Windows 11 preview build, the company is removing the [OOBE /BypassNRO] command to “ensure that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account.”
This is BS and I really hope they get sued (even though I know they won’t.) Frankly, I hope they get even more backlash so they roll the change back.
There is a flag in the registry you can change to reenable the command, noted in that article. Hit Shift + F10 and run the following command:
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f shutdown /r /t 0It’ll do all of this for you. For a more automatic solution, can also apply this with software like Rufus.
But even with that extra step…this is just outrageously stupid. Sigh.