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Elon Musk expressed frustration over Windows’ requirement to create a Microsoft account to setup a new PC.
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Elon Musk, frustrated with his newly purchased Windows laptop, has expressed his displeasure on social media. Much to his chagrin, Windows 11 did not allow him to set up the laptop without creating a Microsoft account.

What happened?

Musk wanted to configure his Windows 11-powered PC without creating a Microsoft account. Yet, this option disappeared from the screen when the PC linked to Wi-Fi. Adding to the complexity, the setup did not accept the work email addresses that Musk attempted to input.

He resolved this issue by deselecting the Wi-Fi option and therefore, restricting the PC from connecting automatically.

While several X (formerly Twitter) users offered a bypass solution, Musk’s laptop prevented the workaround by inadvertently connecting to an open Wi-Fi network. “Just bought a new PC laptop and it won’t let me use it unless I create a Microsoft account, which also means giving their AI access to my computer! This is messed up,” the tech mogul wrote in an X post.

Further noting that Microsoft initially offered the option to skip creating an account, Musk questioned his followers, “Are you seeing this too?'” Jumping into the comments section of this X post, other social media users tried to offer help.

An X user posted, “You can get around it, hit shift + f10, type OOBEBYPASSNRO, local acct magic”. However, Musk replied, “Doesn’t work. That just reboots the computer and takes me back to the ‘Signup for Microsoft to continue’ screen”.

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