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LiamEvans
Iron Contributor
Sep 09, 2025

Hardware Windows Locked?

I have recently purchased a second hand motherboard and cpu from a local company.. Ive tried to install a fresh copy of windows on it from a USB drive i made on another PC (Windows 10 Pro). However when the machine first boots after installation it connects to the internet and says login to 'X corporation' enterprise account. And i cant proceed.. I assume the PC hardware is somehow linked to the corporations enterprise MS accounts and locked to it. Is there a way to remove this or circumvent this since the hardware it now owned by myself? I tried it without a network connection but it simple says 'Connect to the internet'..

I tried a few tips to skip this step but seems its the tips like (Open cmd with Shift + F10 and type OOBE\BYPASSNRO) dont work.

I should add Motherboard is a Strix ROG 270f Gaming.

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  • AndresPae's avatar
    AndresPae
    Brass Contributor

    Have You tried to contact with this "X Coproration" ? Maybe its stolen or lost. In any case they have not followed the decomission procedure  and must remove this PC from own Azure tenant.

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