If you are joining a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer to Azure Active Directory it will prompt you about setting up Windows Hello for Business.  Depending on the user or purpose of this computer you may not want to enable that feature.  In setting up that feature it will use either Facial recognition, Fingerprint recognition, or PIN.  In setting up one or more of these Windows Hello features it will require you to enable Multi-factor authentication on that Microsoft 365 account.

At the prompt about Windows Hello, choose Continue since you have no other option, but when it prompts you to sign into your account Cancel that and it will allow you to close the Windows Hello prompt and get to the Desktop.

Add the following Registry key to stop this Windows Hello requirement, after creating the registry key – reboot the computer.

OPTION #1

Start Command Prompt as a Administrator and type in the following command

Reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

OPTION #2

Or if you rather open Regedit

• Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Expand Software
• Expand Policies
• Expand Microsoft
• If you have PassportForWork click that, or if you do not have that Key, Right click Microsoft and choose New, Key and type in PassportForWork
• Right click the right hand Window and choose New, DWORD (32-bit) Value, type in Enabled as the Name of the value
• Value is automatically set to 0

After completing either option Reboot and you should no longer be prompted about enabling Windows Hello.