Brian Greenberg<p>🔐 Microsoft Tightens Grip on Windows 11 Account Setup</p><p>The latest Windows 11 Insider Dev Channel build has removed bypassnro, a script long used to skip the mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in during setup.</p><p>📌 Microsoft now requires internet and account login for all setups.<br>📌 Change applies to both Home and Pro editions.<br>📌 The update is framed as a security and user experience enhancement.<br>📌 Local accounts reduce notifications, ads, and tracking—but you’ll now need new workarounds.</p><p>This change is currently in preview but could roll out to all users in Windows 11 25H2 this fall.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LockedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LockedIn</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PITA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PITA</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@MS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MS</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lea.pet/@microsoft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>microsoft</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@msftnews/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msftnews</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twtr.plus/users/msftsecurity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msftsecurity</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@windowscentral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>windowscentral</span></a></span></p>