[hn_throwaway_69]

I made the mistake of reinstalling macOS on my late 2015 rMBP using internet recovery. I found myself locked in a loop where I couldn't upgrade to the latest macOS because it required 2FA.

I called Apple Support and didn't tell me this information and simply said they can't bypass or disable 2FA. It was only by researching that I discovered this workaround.

This was one of the worst user experiences I have experienced on an Apple product.

[easton]

I feel like they patched in an error message explaining this on older versions of OS X, because I definitely was prompted to do it this way. Maybe just in iTunes?