irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoWindows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1744arrow-down116cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1728arrow-down1external-linkWindows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountwww.theverge.comirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square198fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareNot a replicant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down1·edit-228 days agoIt’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-squaretauren@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·28 days agoTheir intention is clear. I wonder for how long this workaround is going to stay.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·28 days agoSure, but when are they going to remove that registry option?
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.
Their intention is clear. I wonder for how long this workaround is going to stay.
You’re doing the lord’s work
Sure, but when are they going to remove that registry option?