Microsoft has been pushing customers to sign into Windows with an online account for years. It's the right thing to do.
Microsoft just ended offline setup in Windows 11. No more local accounts as every installation now needs internet and a Microsoft sign in.
Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup, effectively making a Microsoft ...
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 ...
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's latest Windows 11 Insider build disables another popular command-line workaround for creating a local account, ...
The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of ...
The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 ...
Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11.
Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.
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 ...