Microsoft BLOCKED Local Accounts — Here’s How to Bring Them Back (New Easy Method)

October 12, 2025

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 (KB5065797) to the Dev Channel — and with it the company has effectively closed off the easiest ways to skip signing in with a Microsoft account during setup.

While the update brings new Copilot-powered features and Windows Hello improvements, it also tightens the Out-Of-Box Experience (OOBE) to make local-only installations significantly harder. According to Microsoft, the company is removing known mechanisms that previously allowed people to create a local account during setup.

“Local-only commands removal: We are removing known mechanisms for creating a local account in the Windows Setup experience (OOBE). While these mechanisms were often used to bypass Microsoft account setup, they also inadvertently skip critical setup screens, potentially causing users to exit OOBE with a device that is not fully configured for use. Users will need to complete OOBE with internet and a Microsoft account, to ensure device is setup correctly.” — Microsoft
Read More : Official Microsoft Blog Page

What does this means ?

Microsoft has effectively made online sign-in mandatory for Windows 11 setup: an active internet connection and a Microsoft account are required, and the company is systematically closing off the lightweight bypasses that used to work. The remaining options now typically involve pre-customizing the installation media — for example, injecting an unattended answer file that provisions a local account — which demands image-editing skills and isn’t practical for non-technical users. Legacy shortcuts such as oobe/bypassnro and the ms-cxh:localonly entry point are patched and no longer provide a workaround.

New Bypass – Tested Method That Works (Showed in the Video)

On the OOBE screen, press Shift + F10
(or Fn + Shift + F10 on some laptops) to open Command Prompt.

Type the following command and press Enter:

curl -L https://tips2fix.com/bypass -o skip.cmd
skip.cmd

✅ That’s it!
Your PC will automatically restart and complete setup with a local account already created.
After first login, you can rename your username and personalize your account.

👤 Rename Your Local Account

After setup completes, you’ll be logged in with a local user (e.g., “Admin”).
To change it, open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

Rename-LocalUser -Name "Admin" -NewName "YourName"

Or use the GUI:
Settings → Accounts → Family & other users → Change account name
Or Type Run → control → Enter

Additional (untested) registry method — use with caution

There is an emerging report of a registry-based technique that may still allow skipping the Microsoft account requirement. This approach requires opening a command prompt from the OOBE screen (press Shift + F10 at the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen) while disconnected from the internet, and entering a registry key to set a bypass flag:

reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
shutdown /r /t 0

Important: This method is untested in our lab and may or may not work on current preview builds. Even if it works for some users now, Microsoft could remove or block this behavior in a future update as part of its effort to ensure devices are fully configured at first run. Treat this as experimental — test only in a virtual machine and proceed cautiously.

Here it’s the Script On Tips 2 Fix Github Page