I appreciate that even if you don't want your operating system registered with an online account, you may still have use for a Microsoft OneDrive account. Cloud storage is undeniably useful. But if ...

Microsoft is shutting down Windows 11 setup bypass tricks, and more loopholes could be next, leaving Home and Pro users with ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Several workarounds still exist that allow power users to clean install Windows 11 and sign in using a local account during ...

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to ...

Microsoft has tightened Windows 11 setup restrictions again. Here are a few solid methods still let you create a local account during setup.

Microsoft is tightening its grip on the Windows installation process by blocking all known methods for setting up the system ...

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 ...