Unable to run oobe or msoobe on clean Win 11 install

fg2001gf11F · Apr 25, 2024

hsehestedt said:
Hopefully the above examples give you some ideas. If you have any specific questions related to this, let me know and I will try my best to answer.

Thanks for the samples, but I'll pass for now. I don't really need to do an unattended install.

Easier to type a couple of commands to proceed with the normal OOBE install offline.

hsehestedt · Apr 26, 2024

fg2001gf11F said:
Thanks for the samples, but I'll pass for now. I don't really need to do an unattended install.
Easier to type a couple of commands to proceed with the normal OOBE install offline.

I often use them even when not performing an unattended install. For example, I will use one of these to do nothing more other than bypass Win 11 requirements and create a local user account. Ther remainder of the setup process is just as it would be when doing a manual install with no answer file involved at all.

But, the nice thing is that there are multiple ways to reach the same end goal, so choose whatever options work best for you

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Snaggs · Aug 14, 2024

I had the same issue. oobe/bypassnro did not work as advised. I was able to make it work as follows - Shift + F10 - In system 32 folder change directory to the OOBE directory - CD /oobe then run bypassnro and it worked.

hsehestedt · Aug 14, 2024

Snaggs said:
I had the same issue. oobe/bypassnro did not work as advised. I was able to make it work as follows - Shift + F10 - In system 32 folder change directory to the OOBE directory - CD /oobe then run bypassnro and it worked.

It did not work because you used the wrong slash. You need a backslash like this:

oobe\bypassnro

You are entering a path and filename so the usual rules apply.

Snaggs · Aug 14, 2024

hsehestedt said:
It did not work because you used the wrong slash. You need a backslash like this:

oobe\bypassnro

You are entering a path and filename so the usual rules apply.

No, it did work! I posted the syntax wrong.

hsehestedt · Aug 14, 2024

Snaggs said:
No, it did work! I posted the syntax wrong.

Yes, I understand that you got it to work by changing into the oobe directory and then running the bypassnro command, I was merely pointing out that you could have done it in one line as well by reversing the direction of the slash

fg2001gf11F · Oct 3, 2024

hsehestedt said:
Yes, I understand that you got it to work by changing into the oobe directory and then running the bypassnro command, I was merely pointing out that you could have done it in one line as well by reversing the direction of the slash

I just tried a clean install with MS ISO 27718.1000 and oobe\bypassnro still works fine as expected.

Almighty1 · Oct 8, 2024

Yep, basically for Windows or Microsoft, the slash is \ while for Unix or Unix like OSes including Mac OSX, the slash is /.

Almighty1 · Oct 20, 2024

Saw this which is basically what I said in the above comment:

MavericksChoice · Jan 18, 2025

New member thanks for having us. Hope I'm not hijacking this thread I have done a search though cannot find a definitive answer.
I do fresh install & they're always unattended. I never do upgrades. Using win 10 I have a minimal amount of files in the Sources Dir that produce a working desktop.
Can anyone advise what is the minimal file list in the sources Dir for a fresh install using Win 11?
see my win 10 list below.

hsehestedt · Jan 18, 2025

MavericksChoice said:
New member thanks for having us. Hope I'm not hijacking this thread I have done a search though cannot find a definitive answer.
I do fresh install & they're always unattended. I never do upgrades. Using win 10 I have a minimal amount of files in the Sources Dir that produce a working desktop.
Can anyone advise what is the minimal file list in the sources Dir for a fresh install using Win 11?
see my win 10 list below.

View attachment 122513

First, welcome to ElevenForum.

Not sure that I understand why you would want to minimize the number of files in the SOURCE. You should include ALL files from the original source media.

If there is a reason for wanting to reduce the contents of the source, let me. It's entirely possible I'm just missing what the goal is that you have.

garlin · Jan 18, 2025

MavericksChoice said:
New member thanks for having us. Hope I'm not hijacking this thread I have done a search though cannot find a definitive answer.
I do fresh install & they're always unattended. I never do upgrades. Using win 10 I have a minimal amount of files in the Sources Dir that produce a working desktop.
Can anyone advise what is the minimal file list in the sources Dir for a fresh install using Win 11?

For a clean install (only) ISO, the minimal set of \sources files is the same as for W10:

$OEM$ (if needed)

boot.wim

install.wim

lang.ini

setup.exe

24H2 is probably different, because it's running the new Setup client which calls setupprep.exe & setuphost.exe.

To work around that: Mount boot.wim, and integrate this reg value to the SYSTEM hive:

Code:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup]
"CmdLine"="X:\\sources\\setup.exe"

hsehestedt said:
Not sure that I understand why you would want to minimize the number of files in the SOURCE. You should include ALL files from the original source media.

If there is a reason for wanting to reduce the contents of the source, let me. It's entirely possible I'm just missing what the goal is that you have.

Not everyone is performing a live upgrade, or wants to do Setup Dynamic Update.

MavericksChoice · Jan 21, 2025

I can mount the boot.wim with dism no problem, how do I
integrate this reg value to the SYSTEM hive:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup] "CmdLine"="X:\\sources\\setup.exe"

hsehestedt · Jan 21, 2025

NOTE: Before you start to run any of the commands below, read the entire text. I am missing the specific details for the entry you want to add. If you can provide that to me, as described below, then I can nail down that one last command for you.

I know that you already know how to mount the boot.wim, but here is the command that I use:

DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\Project\WinPE\boot.wim /index:1 /mountdir:D:\Project\Mount

Note that I am mounting to D:\Project\Mount. Modify to fit your needs. If you change this, make sure to also do so for the other commands that follow.

Next we load the registry "system" hive to a fictitious temp location, in this case I am using the name "offline"

reg load HKLM\offline D:\project\mount\windows\system32\config\system

Add the key:

Note: You may need to refine this next line slightly. My apologies, but I'm not sure I understand what the is. The idea here is that you have the system hive loaded to "offline" now. So in any "reg add" command, you would add it using the exact same command as on a live Windows system but substitute "offline" for "system". Here is a sample of how I would add the entry that bypasses the TPMCheck:

EXAMPLE ONLY: reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f

Here then is your line, but I seem to be missing details like if this should be a dword, string value, etc. If you can provide the details on this entry then I can help with the exact command. Bottom line is that the command below is not accurate and needs to be modified:

reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\ "CmdLine"="X:\\sources\\setup.exe"

Now we need to unload the "offline" hive:

reg unload HKLM\offline

Finally, we unmount and commit the changes:

dism /unmount-image /mountdir:D:\project\mount /commit"

Below is an example, putting all the above together, showing how I load the keys that bypass Windows 11 system requirements. Note that I repeat the exact same thing for index 2 in the boot.wim. In other words, I run the commands below twice but the second time I replace "index:1" with "index:2":

DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\Project\WinPE\boot.wim /index:1 /mountdir:D:\Project\Mount
reg load HKLM\offline D:\project\mount\windows\system32\config\system
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassSecureBootCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassRAMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg unload HKLM\offline
dism /unmount-image /mountdir:D:\project\mount /commit"

Again, if you send me the exact details of the entry you are being asked to add, then I can nail down the exact command you need above for the "reg add" line.

MavericksChoice · Jan 21, 2025

hsehestedt said:
NOTE: Before you start to run any of the commands below, read the entire text. I am missing the specific details for the entry you want to add. If you can provide that to me, as described below, then I can nail down that one last command for you.

I know that you already know how to mount the boot.wim, but here is the command that I use:

DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\Project\WinPE\boot.wim /index:1 /mountdir:D:\Project\Mount

Note that I am mounting to D:\Project\Mount. Modify to fit your needs. If you change this, make sure to also do so for the other commands that follow.

Next we load the registry "system" hive to a fictitious temp location, in this case I am using the name "offline"

reg load HKLM\offline D:\project\mount\windows\system32\config\system

Add the key:

Note: You may need to refine this next line slightly. My apologies, but I'm not sure I understand what the is. The idea here is that you have the system hive loaded to "offline" now. So in any "reg add" command, you would add it using the exact same command as on a live Windows system but substitute "offline" for "system". Here is a sample of how I would add the entry that bypasses the TPMCheck:

EXAMPLE ONLY: reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f

Here then is your line, but I seem to be missing details like if this should be a dword, string value, etc. If you can provide the details on this entry then I can help with the exact command. Bottom line is that the command below is not accurate and needs to be modified:

reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\ "CmdLine"="X:\\sources\\setup.exe"

Now we need to unload the "offline" hive:

reg unload HKLM\offline

Finally, we unmount and commit the changes:

dism /unmount-image /mountdir:D:\project\mount /commit"

Below is an example, putting all the above together, showing how I load the keys that bypass Windows 11 system requirements. Note that I repeat the exact same thing for index 2 in the boot.wim. In other words, I run the commands below twice but the second time I replace "index:1" with "index:2":

DISM /mount-wim /wimfile:D:\Project\WinPE\boot.wim /index:1 /mountdir:D:\Project\Mount
reg load HKLM\offline D:\project\mount\windows\system32\config\system
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassTPMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassSecureBootCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg add HKLM\offline\Setup\LabConfig /v BypassRAMCheck /t reg_dword /d 0x00000001 /f
reg unload HKLM\offline
dism /unmount-image /mountdir:D:\project\mount /commit"

Again, if you send me the exact details of the entry you are being asked to add, then I can nail down the exact command you need above for the "reg add" line.

Perhaps Garlin can chime in & confirm the code?

Hazel123 · Jan 21, 2025

x509 said:
I'm trying to do a clean Win 11 install, completely clean of all the accumulated Windows 10 cruft from my old Wkindows. So the first thing I did with the Win 11 USB installer was wipe the drive clean. Then I started to do a clean install, and got as far as the screen "Let's connect you to a network." But I don't want to connect to a network. I have fresh, latest version drivers that i want to install BEFORE connecting to the web. When I was doing Win 10 installs, this was not an issue.

If it matters, I'm trying to install Win 11 on a system that already has a digital license for Win 10 Pro 64.

This tutorial Custom Install Windows 11 Tutorial says to use oobe \bypassnro or msoobe \bypassnro.

If you don't have an Internet connection and none of the above worked for you, then press the Shift + F10 keys to open a command prompt. Copy and paste the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command into the command prompt, and press Enter. This will restart the computer, and take you back to step 15. You should then be able to click/tap on I don't have internet when you get back to this step, and go to step 23D to set up a local account. (see bottom screenshot)

If the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command doesn't work for you, then copy and paste the MSOOBE\BYPASSNRO command into the command prompt, and press Enter. This will restart the computer, and take you back to step 15. You should then be able to click/tap on I don't have internet when you get back to this step, and go to step 23D to set up a local account. (see bottom screenshot)

However, neither command was recognized. Even plain oobe or msoobe was not recognized. What do I do now?

I'm posting this thread from a system still running Win 10 Pro.

Just had a similar issue and Bree kindly informed me that after hitting shift F10 to open the command window, you need to click on the command window before you can type anything. If that was the issue. And it's oobe\bypassnro

garlin · Jan 21, 2025

MavericksChoice said:
Perhaps Garlin can chime in & confirm the code?

If you're using a normal ISO as the base, WinPE (Setup) is image index #2 on boot.wim.

@hsehestedt is prolly using the Windows ADK as his base, which only has one boot image inside the wim (index #1).

Code:

DISM /Mount-Wim /wimfile:D:\sources\boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:C:\Mount
reg load HKLM\TEMP C:\Mount\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM
reg add HKLM\TEMP\Setup /v "CmdLine" /t REG_SZ /d "X:\\sources\\setup.exe" /f
reg unload HKLM\TEMP
DISM /Unmount-Wim /mountdir:C:\Mount /commit"

MavericksChoice · Jan 21, 2025

garlin said:
If you're using a normal ISO as the base, WinPE (Setup) is image index #2 on boot.wim.

@hsehestedt is prolly using the Windows ADK as his base, which only has one boot image inside the wim (index #1).

Code:

DISM /Mount-Wim /wimfile:D:\sources\boot.wim /index:2 /mountdir:C:\Mount reg load HKLM\TEMP C:\Mount\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM reg add HKLM\TEMP\Setup /v "CmdLine" /t REG_SZ /d "X:\\sources\\setup.exe" /f reg unload HKLM\TEMP DISM /Unmount-Wim /mountdir:C:\Mount /commit"

Thank you I will give this a go.

hsehestedt · Jan 21, 2025

garlin said:
@hsehestedt is prolly using the Windows ADK as his base, which only has one boot image inside the wim (index #1).

Actually, I am not using the ADK. Win PE with the ADK has 2 indices as well. As I noted, I suggested adding that to both index 1 and 2. I only do index 1 because I like the symmetry - I like to update both. But you are correct - setup only uses index 2 so you really only need to update index 2.

MavericksChoice · Jan 22, 2025

MavericksChoice said:
Thank you I will give this a go.

Used the code & stripped all the bloat from the sources dir, works well & appears to install faster too! Thank you @garlin

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