THAT'S DIFFERENT!

Remember when it was possible to browse Twitter unrestricted without having to sign up with an account? Those were good times.

So the "tech genius" doesn't know how to install windows without a Microsoft account and doesn't know how to Google it?

May I introduce the man who wants you to think he is a genius!

Thanks Elon for being so transparently incompetent.

For anyone reading this that has to install Windows, when you get to the point where it asks you to log into a Microsoft account, hit shift+F10, type oobe\bypassnro into the command prompt and after it reboots select "I don't have an account"...

I would still maintain that Linux is a better option though.

the world's richest man, de facto president, head of the tech oligarchy, is complaining about corporations irritating him.

Yes you do have to live in capitalist hellscape too, asshat. Maybe you should have thought about that a little sooner. >:(

This supposed genius still uses Windows?

Don't you need to create an X account just to look at posts on X?

Political relevance be damned, anyway...

You can press SHIFT+F10 keys to open Command Prompt.

Execute OOBE\BYPASSNRO command then.

After this, setup will reboot the computer and after reboot, you’ll get a new option I don’t have Internet or Continue with limited setup to skip the Internet requirement.

I switched to Linux Mint a few weeks ago and it was eye-opening

For the world’s smartest guy, he sure is stupid

No I am not seeing it I use Linux

So now he's busy dismantling what little consumer protections are left in the US. Makes so much sense.

Click domain join instead and then create a local account

If only someone would reply to him with the screen Twitter displays when you try to read a post while not signed in…

Yet his Swasticars strip every ounce of data from it owners…

We know how this ends

Elon complains
Elon buys
Elon destroys

Broken clock.

I've had 2 instances where the Shift+F10 method didn't work on a Windows 11 Home edition install. 1 was a brand new HP laptop I set up for a friend. It came with a bunch of bloatware so I created a bootable USB and reinstalled the OS. It didn't pull up a command prompt when I tried the command no matter what I did. The second was at work. I accidentally let it update during the setup and afterwards it accepted the bypass command, but still never gave me the option to log in without a Microsoft account. I have a feeling they're phasing that option out for Home.

At least Pro has the domain join option. Still it sucks that Bitlocker gets set up automatically and associates the key with the first Microsoft account you sign in with.

Okay, this was a year ago. Still, why is anyone at that level setting up there own computer? I would pay someone to do it.

he's gonna buy Microsoft and rename it MicroXoft for fucks sake.

Wait the richest asshole in the world uses regular windows like poor commoners?

Because he has access to many sensitive data, shouldn't be using windows enterprise with a finely tuned group policy by some AD guru??

Ctrl+F10 and oobe\bypassnro

Is this real? I'm having a hard time believing he posted this.

Unelected immigrant with illegal unfettered access to all data in the entire federal government complains about having to have a microsoft account to use Windows.

LOL yeah dude you just

In the setup page before you select language Open cmd with Shift + F10 and type OOBE\BYPASSNRO

Then set up the computer without internet

Somebody's mad Bill said he was craaaaaaazy

The fact he's too stupid to Google "do I have to use a Microsoft account to login to Windows 11" is astounding. People believe this guy engineers rockets, laughable.

He deserves it

This guy is the definition of stupidity, Microsoft has many things to be hated on but this is not one of them. He is complaining just like the average Windows user

Elons... Right... 🤮

Yes it's just you. There is still a local account option in windows 11.

There are enough other things to hate Microsoft for but this is not one of them.

Here's the link for anyone who's looking for it: https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1761835728000954654

Folks, this was a year ago.

Nope, the Steam Deck has been my daily driver, I love it.

He's so fucking stupid.

broken clock or something

I guess when you're a head of state you gotta be careful about what goes on your devices.

Is there no longer an option to use a local account if the internet isn't available?

I am pretty sure he uses Linux because he said something once that seemed linuxy. I forget what. Does he seriously use Windows or is this more "edgy humor"?

With Linux so easy to use, it's hard to understand why someone would use Windows unless they had a really low intelligence and struggled to learn anything new (like they had a brain disease, developmental issues, etc.) or if they were using it it in an enterprise or virtual setting.

It must be a joke.

Fuck, even more garbage into out AI garbage dump.

Lots of people in this thread calling him out for not doing the bypass, and I really don't want to be defending him, but he did try too. The issue was that the computer automatically connected to a nearby open wifi network so was not presenting the no network option. I'm completely sure that no bad actors are going to take advantage of this fact to infect new machines.