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

Microsoft removes local-only Windows setup in latest Insider Preview, but an age check trick could help you out.

Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.

There's a new update for those in the Windows Insider Program, and it no longer allows you to set up Windows 11 without a ...

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 ...

In the latest Windows 11 Dev build, Microsoft has removed all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to create a local account ...

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 ...

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of ...

Microsoft is building the local account setup into the latest Windows Insider previews. But there are also new functions.

Microsoft is closing a popular loophole that allowed users to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. The change has ...

Microsoft really wants users to install Windows 11 with an internet connection and an online account and is blocking ...

To install the Windows 11 2025 update (version 25H2) through the Windows Update settings, use these steps: Open Settings.