bypass "lets connect you to a network"

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to bypass the screen "lets connect you to a network" to install windows 10 on my machine. I've tried 3 different ways as follows:

• ALT + F4 - My machine just tries to connect to the internet even though I'm not connected to any internet connection.
• SHIFT + F10 - Open command prompt and type "taskkill /F /IM oobenetworkconnectionflow.exe" but that also makes my machine try to connect to the internet.
• SHIFT + F10 - Open command prompt and type "taskmgr" that opens taks manager and i end the tast for "Networkconnectionflow, but the machine still tries to connect to the internet.

Please can anyone assist what do I do in this situation?

Your assistance will be much appreciated.

Answer 1

When you are in the command prompt just type: OOBE\BYPASSNRO 

Press enter and it will restart the device. At the next setup will give you the option to click "I don't have internet" and bypass the network connection.

Answer 2

Hello Mfundo Xolo

Welcome to the Microsoft community and hope you are doing great.

I am aware of the present situation is that you have stuck in the interface of "Let's connect you to a net work" and need to bypass it. May I know some details? Whether you are currently using a Laptop or a Desktop computer, which could help me to locate the reason more specifically.

• Here is my personal way around this problem, only for reference:

(1) Shift+F10 (or Fn+Shift+F10), open the cmd window, enter the command: regedit

(2) In the open registry editor interface, open the registry entries one by one: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> OOBE

(3) Right-click in the blank area on the right of the registry, and choose: New -> DWORD (32-bit) value from the pop-up right-click menu item.

(4) Rename the newly created value BypassNRO, double-click BypassNRO to open the value, then modify the value data to [1] in the Edit DWORD (32-bit) value window, and click "OK".

(5) Open the cmd window and enter the command logoff. Press Enter to skip the prompt of login account

Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click here to view the article.

In addition, there is a similar discussion in the community about this issue, you can refer to Johnny_55's answer:

How to set up Windows 11 WITHOUT a Internet connection - Microsoft Community

Hope it helps! If any update, welcome to share with us.

Chandy|Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 3

On some HP models, the OOBE is actually MSOOBE, in the c:\windows\system32\OOBE directory.
If you type in the OOBE /bypassnro, it will simply tell you that the file or directory does not exist.
If you type in c:\windows\system32\OOBE\MSOOBE.exe /bypassnro, it will work.

Answer 4

Oobe\bypassnro is total **** it doesn't even work

Answer 5

I’ve made an updated video for 2022-2023 because ms blocked the previous method. https://youtu.be/gg7AALuBkwI