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

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows ...

Microsoft today issued new Windows 11 builds to the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels in the Windows Insider Program.

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and ...

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

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

Microsoft removes remaining Windows 11 local account bypass methods, making Microsoft accounts and internet connectivity ...

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 ...

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 just started rolling out Windows 11 25H2, which is technically the major Windows update for 2025. However, the ...

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

Carrying an entire operating system on a flash drive can be very useful, especially if you don't have a laptop. But don't ...