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Keith: fixed wording to be less accusatory

2026-07-07T22:01:49Z

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	\|[[Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11]]		\|[[Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11]]
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	\|BitLocker ~~has a built-in backdoor~~		\|BitLocker bypass
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	\|On the 12th of May 2026, a security researcher going by the GitHub screen-name of 'Nightmare Eclipse' published a hacking tool known as 'YellowKey' that bypassed Microsoft's BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 and on Windows Server 2022 to 2025. What made this vulnerability different from others is that it was seemingly a built-in backdoor in the BitLocker encryption system.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lakshmanan \|first=Ravie \|date=14 May 2026 \|title=Windows Zero-Days Expose BitLocker Bypasses And CTFMON Privilege Escalation \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/windows-zero-days-expose-bitlocker.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514181052/https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/windows-zero-days-expose-bitlocker.html \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=The Hacker News}}</ref>		\|On the 12th of May 2026, a security researcher going by the GitHub screen-name of 'Nightmare Eclipse' published a hacking tool known as 'YellowKey' that bypassed Microsoft's BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 and on Windows Server 2022 to 2025. What made this vulnerability different from others is that it was seemingly a built-in backdoor in the BitLocker encryption system.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lakshmanan \|first=Ravie \|date=14 May 2026 \|title=Windows Zero-Days Expose BitLocker Bypasses And CTFMON Privilege Escalation \|url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/windows-zero-days-expose-bitlocker.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514181052/https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/windows-zero-days-expose-bitlocker.html \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=The Hacker News}}</ref>

	~~The~~ believe of this vulnerability ~~being~~ an intentional backdoor comes from the fact that the exploit abuses a flaw in a component found in WinRE~~, also known as the~~ Windows Recovery Environment~~. This is weird as the same component~~ can be found in normal, non-recovery Windows installations, but in those versions the component does not have this vulnerability.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 May 2026 \|title=Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey: YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability \|url=https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514013722/https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref>		Some community members believe{{CitationNeeded}} that this vulnerability was an intentional backdoor comes from the fact that the exploit abuses a flaw in a component found in WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) which can be found in normal, non-recovery Windows installations, but in those versions the component does not have this vulnerability.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 May 2026 \|title=Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey: YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability \|url=https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514013722/https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref>
	\|This backdoor let to all devices using BitLocker to no longer be protected when this exploit was made public. Due to this exploit all devices that were stolen before a patch for this backdoor was made are not protected from BitLocker. The full extend of the damages caused by this backdoor are unknown and a patch removing this backdoor has not yet released.		\|This backdoor let to all devices using BitLocker to no longer be protected when this exploit was made public. Due to this exploit all devices that were stolen before a patch for this backdoor was made are not protected from BitLocker. The full extend of the damages caused by this backdoor are unknown and a patch removing this backdoor has not yet released.
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Linka: /* User freedom */

2026-05-29T11:26:48Z

User freedom

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	*BitLocker drive encryption is forced and there are known incidents of users permanently losing their data. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sen \|first=Sayan \|date=1 May 2025 \|title=Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption \|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-users-reportedly-losing-data-due-to-microsofts-forced-bitlocker-encryption/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/69uPN \|archive-date=2025-05-02 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Neowin}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nasir\|first=Hassam \|date=19 Oct 2025 \|title=BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/0ixWF \|archive-date=2025-10-20 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref>		*BitLocker drive encryption is forced and there are known incidents of users permanently losing their data. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sen \|first=Sayan \|date=1 May 2025 \|title=Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption \|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-users-reportedly-losing-data-due-to-microsofts-forced-bitlocker-encryption/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/69uPN \|archive-date=2025-05-02 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Neowin}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nasir\|first=Hassam \|date=19 Oct 2025 \|title=BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/0ixWF \|archive-date=2025-10-20 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref>

	*Like with Windows 10, [[OneDrive]] synchronization is active by default. The File Explorer redirects the local file shortcuts to the OneDrive file addresses.		*Like with Windows 10, [[OneDrive]] synchronization is active by default. The File Explorer redirects the local file shortcuts to the OneDrive file addresses.<blockquote>The OneDrive app built in to Windows synchronizes your files between your computer and OneDrive so they're backed up, protected, and available on any device.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-change-the-default-save-location-in-onedrive-for-windows-33da0077-770c-4bda-b61e-8c8e8ca70ac7 \|website=Microsoft Support \|title=How to change the default save location in OneDrive for Windows \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329111028/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-change-the-default-save-location-in-onedrive-for-windows-33da0077-770c-4bda-b61e-8c8e8ca70ac7 \|archive-date=2026-03-29}}</ref></blockquote>

	===User privacy===		===User privacy===

Linka: /* Consumer impact summary */ more refs

2026-05-29T11:21:26Z

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	<blockquote>Users will need to complete OOBE with internet and a Microsoft account, to ensure device is setup correctly.<ref>{{cite web \|first=Amanda \|last=Langowski \|date=6 Oct 2025 \|website=Windows Blog \|title= Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (Dev Channel) \|url-status=live \|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006214508/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-date=2025-10-06}}</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Users will need to complete OOBE with internet and a Microsoft account, to ensure device is setup correctly.<ref>{{cite web \|first=Amanda \|last=Langowski \|date=6 Oct 2025 \|website=Windows Blog \|title= Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (Dev Channel) \|url-status=live \|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006214508/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-date=2025-10-06}}</ref></blockquote>

	*Updates are forced and cannot be disabled, only postponed ~~by default. They~~ can ~~only~~ be disabled with third-party tools. Some settings and preferences set by the user are modified after applying updates~~. A very known~~ case of this happening is the modification of the default browser preferences to [[Microsoft Edge]] if the user has set another default web browser instead.		*Updates are forced and cannot be fully disabled, only paused and postponed for some weeks, they can be disabled only with third-party tools.
			<blockquote>When you pause updates, you’re temporarily delaying updates until the date you choose. This doesn’t permanently turn off automatic updates. When you resume updates, Windows will check for updates again and may need to re-download and reinstall them.<ref>{{cite web \|website=Windows Support \|title=Pause updates in Windows \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pause-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213160548/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pause-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe \|archive-date=2024-12-13}}</ref></blockquote>

			Some settings and preferences set by the user are modified after applying updates, a case of this happening is the modification of the default browser preferences to [[Microsoft Edge]] if the user has set another default web browser instead.<ref>{{cite web \|first=Asher \|last=Reed \|website=Microsoft Community \|title=Default browser setting keeps reverting to Edge \|url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/default-browser-setting-keeps-reverting-to-edge/4482125 \|url-status=live \|date=31 Dec 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104132013/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/default-browser-setting-keeps-reverting-to-edge/4482125 \|archive-date=2026-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2407349/how-can-i-stop-microsoft-edge-from-becoming-the-de \|title=How can I stop Microsoft Edge from becoming the default browser after every restart? Please HELP! \|url-status=live \|website=Microsoft Learn \|date=30 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009035713/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2407349/how-can-i-stop-microsoft-edge-from-becoming-the-de \|archive-date=2025-10-09}}</ref>

	*BitLocker drive encryption is forced and there are known incidents of users permanently losing their data. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sen \|first=Sayan \|date=1 May 2025 \|title=Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption \|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-users-reportedly-losing-data-due-to-microsofts-forced-bitlocker-encryption/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/69uPN \|archive-date=2025-05-02 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Neowin}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nasir\|first=Hassam \|date=19 Oct 2025 \|title=BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/0ixWF \|archive-date=2025-10-20 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref>		*BitLocker drive encryption is forced and there are known incidents of users permanently losing their data. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sen \|first=Sayan \|date=1 May 2025 \|title=Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption \|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-users-reportedly-losing-data-due-to-microsofts-forced-bitlocker-encryption/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/69uPN \|archive-date=2025-05-02 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Neowin}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nasir\|first=Hassam \|date=19 Oct 2025 \|title=BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives \|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/0ixWF \|archive-date=2025-10-20 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref>

Linka: /* Consumer impact summary */ 2 new sources

2026-05-29T10:33:27Z

Consumer impact summary: 2 new sources

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	===User freedom===		===User freedom===
	Windows 11 has several and more restrictions than their previous version, Windows 10. These restrictions usually prevent the user to configure the system to their liking. Some notable restrictions are:		Windows 11 has several and more restrictions than their previous version, Windows 10. These restrictions usually prevent the user to configure the system to their liking. Some notable restrictions are:
	*In order to ~~use~~ the operating system, it is required to link a Microsoft account. Since October 2025 local accounts cannot be created and Microsoft has blocked ways to bypass the Microsoft account requirement.		*In order to complete initial configuration of the operating system, it is required to link a Microsoft account. Since October 2025 local accounts cannot be created and Microsoft has blocked ways to bypass the Microsoft account requirement.<ref>{{cite web \|first=Mayank \|last=Parmar \|date=7 Oct 2025 \|title=Tested: Microsoft confirms Windows 11 requires a Microsoft account, internet in OOBE \|url=https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/07/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-to-require-microsoft-account-internet-during-oobe-tested/ \|url-status=live \|website=Windows Latest \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006233324/https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/07/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-to-require-microsoft-account-internet-during-oobe-tested/ \|archive-date=2025-10-06}}</ref>

			<blockquote>Users will need to complete OOBE with internet and a Microsoft account, to ensure device is setup correctly.<ref>{{cite web \|first=Amanda \|last=Langowski \|date=6 Oct 2025 \|website=Windows Blog \|title= Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (Dev Channel) \|url-status=live \|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006214508/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-date=2025-10-06}}</ref></blockquote>

	*Updates are forced and cannot be disabled, only postponed by default. They can only be disabled with third-party tools. Some settings and preferences set by the user are modified after applying updates. A very known case of this happening is the modification of the default browser preferences to [[Microsoft Edge]] if the user has set another default web browser instead.		*Updates are forced and cannot be disabled, only postponed by default. They can only be disabled with third-party tools. Some settings and preferences set by the user are modified after applying updates. A very known case of this happening is the modification of the default browser preferences to [[Microsoft Edge]] if the user has set another default web browser instead.

Linka: /* Incidents */ refs cleanup

2026-05-29T09:03:33Z

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2026-05-24T21:41:47Z

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ChaoticDev: /* Incidents */ More sources.

2026-05-22T18:28:04Z

Incidents: More sources.

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	\|Unstable & forced updates		\|Unstable & forced updates
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	\|~~Forced~~ updates that are released roughly every month tend to contain massive issues and sometimes don't actually include said update in the update. Multiple of these ~~forced~~ updates have caused businesses to temporarily go offline and have caused data losses for users of Windows 11.		\|The updates that are released roughly every month tend to contain massive issues and sometimes don't actually include said update in the update. Multiple of these updates have caused businesses to temporarily go offline and have caused data losses for users of Windows 11. Whilst Windows 11 updates tend to give users the option to delay updates, Microsoft forces users to eventually install all updates.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Spargo \|first=Marty \|date=13 Apr 2026 \|title=A forced Windows 11 25H2 update is coming, and the lack of opt out is raising concerns \|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/a-forced-windows-11-25h2-update-is-coming-and-the-lack-of-opt-out-is-raising-concerns/ar-AA20My7S \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181833/https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/a-forced-windows-11-25h2-update-is-coming-and-the-lack-of-opt-out-is-raising-concerns/ar-AA20My7S \|archive-date=22 May 2026 \|access-date=22 May 2026 \|website=MSN}}</ref>
	\|More users skip out on updates leaving devices vulnerable to hackers and some updates have caused irreversible data and profit losses.		\|More users skip out on updates leaving devices vulnerable to hackers and some updates have caused irreversible data and profit losses.
	\|[[Microsoft Windows 11 instability and forced updates]]		\|[[Microsoft Windows 11 instability and forced updates]]
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	\|[[Microsoft Copilot]] is a generative Artificial Intelligence model developed by Microsoft.		\|[[Microsoft Copilot]] is a generative Artificial Intelligence model developed by Microsoft.
	In recent releases of Windows 11, Microsoft has decided to integrate its AI assistant, '''Copilot''', directly into the operating system through a dedicated Copilot key, a Copilot shortcut combination and through direct integrations into system apps and Microsoft's Office suit.		In recent releases of Windows 11, Microsoft has decided to integrate its AI assistant, '''Copilot''', directly into the operating system through a dedicated Copilot key, a Copilot shortcut combination and through direct integrations into system apps and Microsoft's Office suit.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 May 2026 \|title=Unlock Productivity with the Copilot Key {{!}} Microsoft Windows \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learning-center/unlock-productivity-with-the-copilot-key \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309164316/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/learning-center/unlock-productivity-with-the-copilot-key \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=22 May 2026 \|website=Microsoft Support}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 Sep 2023 \|title=Welcome to Copilot in Word - Microsoft Support \|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/welcome-to-copilot-in-word-2135e85f-a467-463b-b2f0-c51a46d625d1 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260516011535/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/welcome-to-copilot-in-word-2135e85f-a467-463b-b2f0-c51a46d625d1 \|archive-date=16 May 2026 \|access-date=22 May 2026 \|website=Microsoft Support}}</ref>

	This late integration of Copilot adds in another hard to remove app that many users consider 'bloatware'. It also changes system apps like Notepad to have Copilot included in them, which makes removing this new Microsoft product from Windows 11 even harder. The way Copilot is handled in Windows 11 bears a resemblance to how Microsoft handled Internet Explorer in the '90s, mostly in the way that Microsoft is using their market dominance on operating systems to push their own additional digital products forward into the faces of consumers.		This late integration of Copilot adds in another hard to remove app that many users consider 'bloatware'. It also changes system apps like Notepad to have Copilot included in them, which makes removing this new Microsoft product from Windows 11 even harder. The way Copilot is handled in Windows 11 bears a resemblance to how Microsoft handled Internet Explorer in the '90s, mostly in the way that Microsoft is using their market dominance on operating systems to push their own additional digital products forward into the faces of consumers.
	\| Windows 11 devices have more integrated 'bloatware' and schools struggle more with preventing students from using AI chat bots, as they are now integrated in apps used for schoolwork, like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.		\|Windows 11 devices have more integrated 'bloatware' and schools struggle more with preventing students from using AI chat bots, as they are now integrated in apps used for schoolwork, like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
			Microsoft in April of 2026 started dialing down their push of AI in their own apps due to backlash, even stating that they went 'too far' with integrating Copilot into Windows 11.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sood \|first=Shimul \|date=10 Apr 2026 \|title=Microsoft begins pulling Copilot out of Windows 11 apps in a major cleanup push - Digital Trends \|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-begins-pulling-copilot-out-of-windows-11-apps-in-a-major-cleanup-push/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415220252/https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-begins-pulling-copilot-out-of-windows-11-apps-in-a-major-cleanup-push/ \|archive-date=15 Apr 2026 \|access-date=22 May 2026 \|website=digitaltrends}}</ref>
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	\| Windows 11 requires a Microsoft Account to use		\|Windows 11 requires a Microsoft Account to use
	\| 2021 - 2026		\|2021 - 2026
	\| Versions of Windows 11 Pro for personal use and Windows 11 Home require internet connectivity and a Microsoft account (see [[Forced account]]) during setup.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Microsoft Corporation \|date=2025-08-17 \|title=Windows 11 Specs and System Requirements \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250817084049/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1#expand \|archive-date=2025-08-17 \|access-date=2025-08-07 \|website=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref> This prevents users from setting up the software without the internet, and prevents users from setting up a completely offline installation of Windows, even though the operating system can function without an internet connection. When Microsoft stops offering compatible accounts, Windows 11 will no longer be installable. Workarounds existed to set up Windows without a Microsoft account.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Anonymous \|date=2022-05-15 \|title=Set up Windows 11 without internet \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2350856/set-up-windows-11-without-internet-oobebypassnro \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725113800/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2350856/set-up-windows-11-without-internet-oobebypassnro?forum=insider-all&referrer=answers \|archive-date=2025-07-25 \|access-date=2025-07-25 \|website=Microsoft Learn}}</ref> In October 2025, Microsoft announced they would be removing mechanisms to bypass the Microsoft account setup during the "out of box experience" (OOBE) process. Microsoft claims that these bypass methods were skipping "critical setup screens" despite most users having no issues with these workarounds. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Langowski \|first=Amanda \|date=2025-10-06 \|title=Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (Dev Channel) \|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009102813/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-date=2025-10-09 \|access-date=2025-10-23 \|website=Windows Blogs}}</ref>		\|Versions of Windows 11 Pro for personal use and Windows 11 Home require internet connectivity and a Microsoft account (see [[Forced account]]) during setup.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Microsoft Corporation \|date=2025-08-17 \|title=Windows 11 Specs and System Requirements \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250817084049/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1#expand \|archive-date=2025-08-17 \|access-date=2025-08-07 \|website=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref> This prevents users from setting up the software without the internet, and prevents users from setting up a completely offline installation of Windows, even though the operating system can function without an internet connection. When Microsoft stops offering compatible accounts, Windows 11 will no longer be installable. Workarounds existed to set up Windows without a Microsoft account.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Anonymous \|date=2022-05-15 \|title=Set up Windows 11 without internet \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2350856/set-up-windows-11-without-internet-oobebypassnro \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725113800/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2350856/set-up-windows-11-without-internet-oobebypassnro?forum=insider-all&referrer=answers \|archive-date=2025-07-25 \|access-date=2025-07-25 \|website=Microsoft Learn}}</ref> In October 2025, Microsoft announced they would be removing mechanisms to bypass the Microsoft account setup during the "out of box experience" (OOBE) process. Microsoft claims that these bypass methods were skipping "critical setup screens" despite most users having no issues with these workarounds. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Langowski \|first=Amanda \|date=2025-10-06 \|title=Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (Dev Channel) \|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009102813/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/10/06/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-6772-dev-channel/ \|archive-date=2025-10-09 \|access-date=2025-10-23 \|website=Windows Blogs}}</ref>
	\|PC's cannot officially be setup if the user doesn't have an internet connection. This can cause issues on newer build PC's as they may not have the necessary drivers installed for the user to get an internet connection, which over-complicates the setting-up process for many users.		\|PC's cannot officially be setup if the user doesn't have an internet connection. This can cause issues on newer build PC's as they may not have the necessary drivers installed for the user to get an internet connection, which over-complicates the setting-up process for many users.
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	\|Misleading presentation of Microsoft OneDrive		\|Misleading presentation of Microsoft OneDrive
	\|2021-2026		\|2021-2026
	\|Windows explorer has a button which is misleadingly labeled to "back up" files. Instead of backing them up, it sends the files to OneDrive, Microsofts own cloud service. If the file is deleted, OneDrive deletes the online copy too, which contradicts the whole point of backing up files. If OneDrive runs out of space, it is likely to lose the backed up files. If you try to disable or remove OneDrive, Windows will push you to re-enable it. It takes several steps to stop Windows from advertising OneDrive to the user.		\|Windows explorer has a button which is misleadingly labeled to "back up" files. Instead of backing them up, it sends the files to OneDrive, Microsofts own cloud service. If the file is deleted, OneDrive deletes the online copy too, which contradicts the whole point of backing up files. If OneDrive runs out of space, it is likely to lose the backed up files. If you try to disable or remove OneDrive, Windows will push you to re-enable it. It takes several steps to stop Windows from advertising OneDrive to the user.
	\|Users have lost data due to OneDrives odd back-up system that was poorly disclosed.		\|Users have lost data due to OneDrives odd back-up system that was poorly disclosed.
	\|[[OneDrive]]		\|[[OneDrive]]
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	\|This backdoor let to all devices using BitLocker to no longer be protected when this exploit was made public. Due to this exploit all devices that were stolen before a patch for this backdoor was made are not protected from BitLocker. The full extend of the damages caused by this backdoor are unknown and a patch removing this backdoor has not yet released.		\|This backdoor let to all devices using BitLocker to no longer be protected when this exploit was made public. Due to this exploit all devices that were stolen before a patch for this backdoor was made are not protected from BitLocker. The full extend of the damages caused by this backdoor are unknown and a patch removing this backdoor has not yet released.
	\|}		\|}


	==See also==		==See also==

ChaoticDev: /* Incidents */

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Incidents

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	\|2025-2026		\|2025-2026
	\|Bing Wallpaper is a free-to-download app on the Microsoft Store that displays a daily rotation of wallpapers for Windows 11 computers.<ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=Explore the world one photo at a time {{!}} Bing Wallpaper \|url=https://www.bing.com/apps/wallpaper?pc=w011&brand=bing \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=Bing}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260116071012/https://www.bing.com/apps/wallpaper?brand=bing&pc=w011 Archived])</ref> By default, an option is toggled in its settings to automatically open Bing and search for the wallpaper's contents whenever one clicks somewhere on their desktop that doesn't contain an icon and place a permanent window on top of one's wallpaper to learn more. This option must be manually switched off in a setting at the bottom of the options page.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=M B \|first=Abhijith \|date=26 Oct 2025 \|title=Windows 11’s Bing Wallpaper app opens Bing.com if you click anywhere on the desktop \|url=https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/26/windows-11s-bing-wallpaper-app-opens-bing-com-if-you-click-anywhere-on-the-desktop/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=Windows Latest \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215022522/https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/26/windows-11s-bing-wallpaper-app-opens-bing-com-if-you-click-anywhere-on-the-desktop/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> Along with this, it reportedly replaces one's default search engine with Bing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allan \|first=Darren \|date=28 Oct 2025 \|title=Microsoft sinks to new lows with Bing Wallpaper 'feature' in Windows 11 that'll either confuse or annoy you \|url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-sinks-to-new-lows-with-bing-wallpaper-feature-in-windows-11-thatll-either-confuse-or-annoy-you \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=TechRadar \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206100558/https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-sinks-to-new-lows-with-bing-wallpaper-feature-in-windows-11-thatll-either-confuse-or-annoy-you \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref>		\|Bing Wallpaper is a free-to-download app on the Microsoft Store that displays a daily rotation of wallpapers for Windows 11 computers.<ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=Explore the world one photo at a time {{!}} Bing Wallpaper \|url=https://www.bing.com/apps/wallpaper?pc=w011&brand=bing \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=Bing}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260116071012/https://www.bing.com/apps/wallpaper?brand=bing&pc=w011 Archived])</ref> By default, an option is toggled in its settings to automatically open Bing and search for the wallpaper's contents whenever one clicks somewhere on their desktop that doesn't contain an icon and place a permanent window on top of one's wallpaper to learn more. This option must be manually switched off in a setting at the bottom of the options page.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=M B \|first=Abhijith \|date=26 Oct 2025 \|title=Windows 11’s Bing Wallpaper app opens Bing.com if you click anywhere on the desktop \|url=https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/26/windows-11s-bing-wallpaper-app-opens-bing-com-if-you-click-anywhere-on-the-desktop/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=Windows Latest \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215022522/https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/10/26/windows-11s-bing-wallpaper-app-opens-bing-com-if-you-click-anywhere-on-the-desktop/ \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> Along with this, it reportedly replaces one's default search engine with Bing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allan \|first=Darren \|date=28 Oct 2025 \|title=Microsoft sinks to new lows with Bing Wallpaper 'feature' in Windows 11 that'll either confuse or annoy you \|url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-sinks-to-new-lows-with-bing-wallpaper-feature-in-windows-11-thatll-either-confuse-or-annoy-you \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Feb 2026 \|website=TechRadar \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251206100558/https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-sinks-to-new-lows-with-bing-wallpaper-feature-in-windows-11-thatll-either-confuse-or-annoy-you \|archive-date=6 Dec 2025}}</ref>
			\|Due to this application, some users have had issues with changing their wallpapers and some have had already set ones replaced with Bing Wallpaper without ever giving consent.
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			\|Removal of 'bypassnro.cmd'
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			\|On March 28, 2025 Microsoft announced the removal of 'bypassnro.cmd', which was used by power users to circumvent Microsoft's forced internet connection and online account requirements.
			\|Users found a different method to bypass online account and internet requirements by using the <code>WinJS.Application.restart("ms-cxh://LOCALONLY")</code> command instead.
			\|[[Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11]]
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	\|BitLocker has a built-in backdoor		\|BitLocker has a built-in backdoor
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	The believe of this vulnerability being an intentional backdoor comes from the fact that the exploit abuses a flaw in a component found in WinRE, also known as the Windows Recovery Environment. This is weird as the same component can be found in normal, non-recovery Windows installations, but in those versions the component does not have this vulnerability.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 May 2026 \|title=Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey: YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability \|url=https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514013722/https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=GitHub}}</ref>		The believe of this vulnerability being an intentional backdoor comes from the fact that the exploit abuses a flaw in a component found in WinRE, also known as the Windows Recovery Environment. This is weird as the same component can be found in normal, non-recovery Windows installations, but in those versions the component does not have this vulnerability.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=16 May 2026 \|title=Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey: YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability \|url=https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514013722/https://github.com/Nightmare-Eclipse/YellowKey \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=16 May 2026 \|website=GitHub}}</ref>
			\|This backdoor let to all devices using BitLocker to no longer be protected when this exploit was made public. Due to this exploit all devices that were stolen before a patch for this backdoor was made are not protected from BitLocker. The full extend of the damages caused by this backdoor are unknown and a patch removing this backdoor has not yet released.
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Sojourna at 04:36, 17 May 2026

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	\|Forced updates that are released roughly every month tend to contain massive issues and sometimes don't actually include said update in the update. Multiple of these forced updates have caused businesses to temporarily go offline and have caused data losses for users of Windows 11.		\|Forced updates that are released roughly every month tend to contain massive issues and sometimes don't actually include said update in the update. Multiple of these forced updates have caused businesses to temporarily go offline and have caused data losses for users of Windows 11.
	\|More users skip out on updates leaving devices vulnerable to hackers and some updates have caused irreversible data and profit losses.		\|More users skip out on updates leaving devices vulnerable to hackers and some updates have caused irreversible data and profit losses.
	\|[[Windows 11 instability and forced updates]]		\|[[Microsoft Windows 11 instability and forced updates]]
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	\|Unnecessary Hardware Requirements		\|Unnecessary Hardware Requirements