Microsoft account setup to become mandatory for installing Windows 11: What it means for users

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Microsoft Is Cracking Down on Local Accounts, Here's What They're Likely to Go After Next

Microsoft is shutting down Windows 11 setup bypass tricks, and more loopholes could be next, leaving Home and Pro users with ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft's killing script used to avoid Microsoft Account in Windows 11

"This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account." Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has made it hard to use the operating system with a local ...
Guru3D

New Windows 11 Update Blocks Local Account Bypass Methods

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 ...
PCMag on MSN

Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without an Account

Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device 'that is not fully configured for use.' ...
The Independent

Why Microsoft Authenticator is changing and how to set up a passkey before the deadline

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...