Friday, October 10, 2025

Bypass OOBE Windows Install

I plan to add to this list.
My list of ways to do it.

Probably the easiest.
Set up for work or school. Any domain name works.
    Works on Pro

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use Rufus

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Developer Console open CMD
Secondary Keyboard Screen
ctrl + shift + j
enter this command
WinJS.Application.restart("ms-cxh://LOCALONLY")
Esc

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Create a file oobebypass.txt containing
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v HideOnlineAccountScreens /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Place the file next to the Win11.iso on the flash drive.
During Win 11 fresh install
Shift + F10 at region screen to open cmd.
If the flash drive is E:
cd to E: and run notepad.exe open oobebypass.txt
copy the command.
Return to cmd and paste the command.

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Create a file oobebypass.reg containing:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v HideOnlineAccountScreens /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Place the file on the flash drive next to the Win11.iso.
During Win 11 fresh install
Shift + F10 at region screen.
If the flash drive is E: type the following cmd
E:
reg import oobebypass.reg

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Copy this to an oobebypass.txt
Place it on the flash drive next to Win.iso
Run notepad in CMD and load the txt file to copy\paste the commands.
Region Screen
Shift + F10
net user "YourUserName" * /add
net localgroup administrators "youraccountname" /add
net user "YourUserName" /active:yes
net user "YourUserName" /expires:never
net user "Administrator" /active:no
net user "defaultUser0" /delete 
Now type REGEDIT to open the registry editor and navigate to:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE 
Delete DefaultAccount registry entry keys
"DefaultAccountAction"
"DefaultAccountSAMName"
"DefaultAccountSID"
Rename LaunchUserOOBE to SkipMachineOOBE
Set value to 1
shutdown /r /t 0
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Bypass OOBE Windows Install

I plan to add to this list. My list of ways to do it. Probably the easiest. Set up for work or school. Any domain name works.     Works on P...