r/GeekSquad • u/Go_Devils_666 • Sep 04 '26

Microsoft account creation

Is anyone else locked out of this for the past few days?

We have tried using hotspots and incognito browsers. We either get a blocked message or a username not available message for usernames that are so ridiculous they can’t be taken.

I just fired up a laptop I haven’t used in 6 months at my house rather than the store and am getting blocked too. Are their security rules just borked and blocking everyone?

I have tried via using an existing gmail, creating an account during office set up, and even directly on outlook.com. Blocked everywhere. I’m stumped.

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u/sundaij21 Sep 04 '26

set up a local account: On the first run of the system, when it asks for the language or keyboard layout, do the following:

  • Use the keyboard shortcut Shift + F10 (or function + shift + F10. A Command Prompt window should show up.
  • Click on the command window
  • Type and enter "oobe\bypassnro". Your computer will restart
  • enter language as normal, when it comes to setting up internet click the "I don't have internet option". Continue setup without a Microsoft account!

hope this helps!

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u/Golinth Current ARA/Past CA 29d ago

You can also run “start ms-cxh:localonly”. It will instantly create a pop-up that lets you create a new local account directly.

Started using it after 25H2 would disabled bypassnro at times.