End of the party: Windows 11 will require the Internet

Well, it was fun while continuing. After a few years of allowing her to slip, Microsoft removes solutions that allow you to install Windows 11 without internet connection or Microsoft account.

The change is currently in a test design, but you will not be able to get Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. Previously, you can avoid the settings that you usually see on paid Windows installation.

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Windows Insider performs Amanda Langovsky He said in a blog post On Monday that these preparation screens – called Windows (Out of the Box Experience “) – is very important during installation.

“Although these mechanisms were often used to bypass the Microsoft account setting, they exceeded unintentionally critical setting screens, which may cause users to leave OOBE with a device that has not been fully formed for use,” Langovsky said.

Several months ago, Microsoft has disabled the “Bypassnro command”, through which people can install Windows 11 without being on the Internet or having a Microsoft account. This week’s reviews also regenerate the “Start MS-CXH: Localonly”, which helped people install the operating system locally. It is a largely last step in getting rid of the ability to install Windows 11 without connecting it to the Internet.

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On subreddit R/Windows11/There was a Discussion of vitality – With both positives and negatives- about microsoft changes. A Reddit user called the changes “completely frustrated”, and another commented, “If Microsoft wants to collect our data, do not allow them.”

However, some Reddites defended Windows 11 updates. One of them indicated that the more a new version of the windows, people hate it until they love it. One of them commented: “Why does everyone raise this, but it is good completely logging in to the Google or Apple account on your phone?”

A representative of Microsoft did not immediately respond to asking for further comment.