Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is simultaneously tightening and loosening the rules around setting up a new Windows 11 PC, creating a ...

Microsoft is tightening the screws on Windows 11 setup requirements, closing off every remaining workaround that let users ...

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation (OOBE).

Microsoft may finally remove its frustrating Windows 11 setup requirement ...

A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising questions around user control and privacy. The workaround, shared by X user ...

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

Microsoft could relax the Windows 11 Microsoft account requirement after backlash, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Microsoft may be preparing to revisit one of the most controversial aspects of Windows 11: the requirement to sign in with a ...

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

Guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the downgrades that Windows 10 users experience when moving to Windows 11, ...