Select the "Check for updates" button. After a short wait, it will list all available updates for your installation. If you see "Upgrade to Windows 11," select "Download and install" to begin its ...

There is one useful app that can help you install Windows 11 and set it up the proper way, and its latest update delivers some welcome changes and improvements.

Microsoft won’t allow users anymore to skip Microsoft account setup while installing Windows 11. The software giant is actively removing additional methods that will allow users to create a local ...

Microsoft just ended offline setup in Windows 11. No more local accounts as every installation now needs internet and a Microsoft sign in.

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows Setup experience (or "out of box experience") -- are "critical" during ...

The end of Windows 10 support is near, forcing users to eventually switch to the newer Windows 11 operating system. No internet connection? No problem.

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 22H2 update. Before this, Windows 11 21H2 and some of the later Windows 10 ...

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11.

The latest workaround blocked by Microsoft in a recent Windows 11 dev build involves the "start ms-cxh:localonly" method.

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

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented devices with integrated cameras from installing Windows 11 24H2 due to a face detection bug causing app freezes. The issues were triggered ...

Microsoft has started uploading Windows 11 25H2 to its servers, which means the public rollout of the update is likely a week or two away, but it could also happen sooner. It’s really up to Microsoft ...