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

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account ...

Say goodbye to local installations, as Microsoft continues its crackdown on those who want to avoid a Microsoft 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 tech giant is making moves to shut down the remaining workarounds that let users skip online sign-in during Windows 11 ...

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

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

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

Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup, effectively making a Microsoft ...

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

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

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build disables another popular command-line workaround for creating a local account, ...