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In a '''[[Windows]]''' insider blog published March 28, 2025, under the section "[other] changes", the removal of bypassnro.cmd script is announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langowski |first=Amanda |date=28 Mar 2025 |title=Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5516 (Dev Channel) |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-5516-dev-channel/#:~:text=We%E2%80%99re%20removing%20the%20bypassnro.cmd%20script |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Windows Insider Blog |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219040336/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-5516-dev-channel/ |archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</ref> This script is used to complete a new Windows installation without connecting to the internet or creating a Microsoft account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Gavin |date=29 Mar 2025 |title=Microsoft Is Removing the Windows 11 Installation Loophole That Lets You Skip Creating an Account |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-removing-windows-11-install-loophole/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=MUO |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251014143810/https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-removing-windows-11-install-loophole/ |archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref> | In a '''[[Windows]]''' insider blog published March 28, 2025, under the section "[other] changes", the removal of <code>bypassnro.cmd</code> script is announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langowski |first=Amanda |date=28 Mar 2025 |title=Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5516 (Dev Channel) |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-5516-dev-channel/#:~:text=We%E2%80%99re%20removing%20the%20bypassnro.cmd%20script |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Windows Insider Blog |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219040336/https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/03/28/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26200-5516-dev-channel/ |archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</ref> This script is used to complete a new Windows installation without connecting to the internet or creating a Microsoft account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Gavin |date=29 Mar 2025 |title=Microsoft Is Removing the Windows 11 Installation Loophole That Lets You Skip Creating an Account |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-removing-windows-11-install-loophole/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=MUO |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251014143810/https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-removing-windows-11-install-loophole/ |archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref> | ||
Bypassing this step is popular because linking the login of a Windows installation to a Microsoft account leads to the hard drive encryption keys being sent to Microsoft, loss of access to the system and data if Microsoft blocks the account, allows for telemetry data to be associated with the user's personal information and requires the user to consent to even more terms when creating the account vs. just the EULA for the software. | Bypassing this step is popular because linking the login of a Windows installation to a Microsoft account leads to the hard drive encryption keys being sent to Microsoft, loss of access to the system and data if Microsoft blocks the account, allows for telemetry data to be associated with the user's personal information and requires the user to consent to even more terms when creating the account vs. just the EULA for the software. | ||
== Consumer response == | ==Consumer response== | ||
A new way has been discovered, using Developer Console with Ctrl + Shift + J and enter command<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Apr 2025 |title=WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass |url=https://github.com/the-P1neapple/WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass/blob/main/README.md |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828053532/https://github.com/the-P1neapple/WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass/blob/main/README.md |archive-date=28 Aug 2025 |access-date=28 Aug 2025 |website=Github}}</ref>. | A new way has been discovered, using Developer Console with Ctrl + Shift + J and enter command<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Apr 2025 |title=WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass |url=https://github.com/the-P1neapple/WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass/blob/main/README.md |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828053532/https://github.com/the-P1neapple/WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass/blob/main/README.md |archive-date=28 Aug 2025 |access-date=28 Aug 2025 |website=Github}}</ref>. | ||