Set up Windows 11 without internet - oobe\bypassnro

Anonymous
2022-05-15T21:52:40+00:00

Ok, now on Insider builds you can't get it past anymore by killing OOBE Connection Flow. This is just nonsense.

How are we supposed to set up PCs that don't have any Wi-Fi/Ethernet drivers in the first place?

When killing Connection Flow you just get this message:

Here is the solution:

Open cmd with Shift + F10 and type OOBE\BYPASSNRO.

Your computer will restart and now you will have the "I don't have Internet" option.

No need to thank me.

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  1. Johnny55 5,155 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-03-07T21:15:32+00:00

    It also appears you may be entering the oobe\bypassnro command too soon. You need to wait till you get to one of the graphic setup screens, then type shift F10 to bring up command prompt. Just a wild guess as I have not touched RAID.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Hi Johnny,

    I have RAID0 on my laptop, and no problem using oobe\bypassnro with windows 11 MCT media. 🤷‍♂️

    If we can know which Build number and edition, he is trying to install from his installation media, we can just try that out. 😉🤐

    It appears he is putting that command in while creating disk partitions so I am not sure if the OOBE folder would be copied over yet. You have to wait till (I think) the country screen that comes up first, then apply shift-F10 and then enter the command. Just a thought that crossed my mind.

    Regards.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-30T21:59:04+00:00

    This workaround no longer works.

    In my case, my wifi drivers were missing. I installed them through Task Manager (CTRL + SHIFT + ESC) by downloading the drivers from Gigabyte for my motherboard and loading them from a USB drive. After installation, the connect to my internet updated and I was able to connect to the wifi and finish my setup.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-15T01:12:49+00:00

    Tried official MS ISO 25201 and oobe\bypassnro still works fine, did an offline clean install without network and local Windows account.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-09-08T17:53:37+00:00

    Hey fg, Sibro,

    Appears with todays Dev build 25197 total offline clean install is working with oobe bypass again.

    Have a great weekend guys.

    Regards,

    Good to know,

    Thanks.

    Edit:

    Tried out with 25197, working fine again. 👍

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  5. Johnny55 5,155 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-09-08T17:47:11+00:00

    Hey fg, Sibro,

    Appears with todays Dev build 25197 total offline clean install is working with oobe bypass again.

    Have a great weekend guys.

    Regards,

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