Say goodbye to local installations, as Microsoft continues its crackdown on those who want to avoid a Microsoft account.

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build disables another popular command-line workaround for creating a local account, ...

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to ...

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement ...

Microsoft is tightening its control over how users install and configure Windows 11, effectively making an online Microsoft account mandatory.

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 ...

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially and then switch to a local one. You can also turn to a third-party utility ...

Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup, effectively making a Microsoft ...

Microsoft is making it harder than ever to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. In the latest Insider Preview Build (26220.6772), the company has removed several long-standing tricks people ...

Microsoft is tightening the screws on local account creation in Windows 11, removing well-known workarounds that let users ...