Microsoft may finally remove its frustrating Windows 11 setup requirement ...

Over the last few years, Windows 11 setup has been steadily pushing users towards cloud-linked Microsoft accounts, especially ...

Microsoft may be preparing to revisit one of the most controversial aspects of Windows 11: the requirement to sign in with a ...

The mandatory Microsoft account requirement in Windows 11 is a drag, and I can only hope it one day goes away. I'm not alone.

Don't want to have to resort to some ridiculously obscure workaround to try and use a local account with Windows 11? You may ...

Microsoft is simultaneously tightening and loosening the rules around setting up a new Windows 11 PC, creating a ...

"This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account." Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has made it hard to use the operating system with a local ...

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TL;DR: Microsoft recently blocked a common workaround for installing Windows 11 with a local account instead of linking it to a Microsoft account. However, two new methods have since been highlighted, ...

Microsoft has agreed to solve some of Windows' biggest problems, and identified some that it's working on. But let's not ...