Microsoft has been pushing customers to sign into Windows with an online account for years. It's the right thing to do.

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

A long-running issue with the “Update and shutdown” feature in Windows 11 is finally getting fixed. After two years of user ...

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

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