Windows 11 Hacks

Microsoft has gone to amazing lengths on the security to protect Windows 11. In fact that is the reason the systems requirements are so strict, an attempt to prevent hackers from getting any access to the OS or the computer. However I have come across 2 articles thus far where a user pr company has defeated or hacked a form of the Windows 11 security. I will update this article as I discover more. If you have one you would like to submit please reach out to me on About>Contact Us page.

The first "hack" was done by Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft has made setting anything but their apps as default difficult and deep. Mozilla wanted to be able to just allow the user to set the default browser from within the browser. Microsoft has claimed by making it difficult to alter the default apps it prevents hijacking and bad actors from hijacking existing apps or installing their own. So did Mozilla defeat this in Windows 11 before it was released. Read the full store. >https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/13/22671182/mozilla-default-browser-windows-protections-firefox<   

Installing Windows 11 Without an Account

Windows 11 Home requires users to use an Internet connection and a Microsoft Account to install. However one user has already defeated this.

"Neowin forum member warwagon has created a video illustrating how Windows 11 Home users can still create a local account at startup without being forced to use a Microsoft email. When you see the “Let’s connect you to a network” screen, hit Shift-F10, type “taskmgr” in the command prompt window, and kill the process called “Network connection flow.” According to the video, this will allow the OS to install normally after you insert a user login and password. You can also kill the application directly from the command line if you like, using the command “taskkill /F /IM oobenetworkconnectionflow.exe”