• Does the no@thankyou.com still work?

    Posted on December 18, 2024 at 03:37 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    If you receive a brand-new Windows 11 24H2 for Christmas and you do not want a Microsoft account, there is still a way around the Microsoft account mandate. It’s a little trickier now but not impossible.  The old “enter no@thankyou.com” for a bogus email address trick no longer works.  What does work:

    Install Windows 11 24H2, or let it set up from the OEM setup. At the point in time where it demands you use or setup a Microsoft account, hit Shift+F10 and then type in oobe\bypassnro and hit enter. Pull your Internet connection at that point. If you have a wired connection, pull the ethernet cable. If you have a laptop with a Wi-Fi connection, look up the button on the keyboard and disable the Wi-Fi. The system will reboot and then ask to connect to a Wi-Fi to finish the setup. Indicate you have no Wi-Fi, and it will let you set up a username and a password without setting up a Microsoft account.

    Bottom line: you can still set up a Windows 11 Home without a Microsoft account, just with a slightly different process.

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