Microsoft closes Windows 11 local-account bypass in OOBE

Microsoft quietly updated its OOBE configuration scripts to close the "Learn more" trick that let users create a local Windows 11 account without signing in. Console workarounds are also losing effect, leaving Rufus-prepared USB media with the offline-account option as the reliable method.

• The "Learn more" OOBE trick no longer works
• Change shipped without a Patch Tuesday update — web scripts edited
• Rufus still offers a local-account option
• Local profiles keep the BitLocker recovery key off Microsoft servers