Microsoft kills two more ways to install Windows 11 with local accounts

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

Microsoft is removing the ability to easily install Windows 11 with a local account

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build for beta testers in the Insider program. Build 26220.6772 (KB5065797) introduces several changes that will gradually roll ...

Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 update with new AI features is here, how to install and all details

Microsoft recently started rolling out its annual Windows 11 version 25H2 update, and it brings various AI features along with it. The update, which started reaching eligible devices on September 30, ...

Windows: Insider previews install setup with local account

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

Microsoft might be cracking down on Windows 11 local account setups — here's what we know so far

Microsoft is cracking down on this ability just as Windows 10 nears the end of its life in just a week. It's possible removing the ability to login without a Microsoft account will enable the tech ...
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The Party's Over: Windows 11 Installation Will Require the Internet

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 ...

Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 11's unreliable 'update and shut down' option when you have an update pending

The latest Windows 11 preview build includes a fix for the infamous "update and shutdown" bug where your PC wouldn't actually ...
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Windows 11 Just Killed The Local Account Setup Trick

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