Microsoft may be cracking down on using local accounts, but there's still a workaround or two to avoid logging in to a Microsoft account.

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While the initial version of Windows 11 version 25H2 works like previous versions when it comes to workarounds that enable one to install the system using a local account, that’s about to change. This ...

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account creation. The company states this ensures devices are fully configured and ...

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Microsoft has published fresh Windows preview versions in the Insider channels. In it, the company removes familiar ways of creating a local account in the “Windows Setup Experience” (OOBE, Out-of-the ...

Microsoft is closing more loopholes that previously allowed Windows 11 users to set up their PCs without an online account. The company is making it increasingly difficult to create a local account ...

Microsoft is tightening its grip on the Windows installation process by blocking all known methods for setting up the system without a Microsoft account. This change, already active in the latest ...

Microsoft is blocking another way to choose a local account in Windows 11. You'd force a local account by disconnecting from the network. The block is currently in place in the latest Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is tightening the reins on new installations of Windows 11 with stricter Microsoft account requirements. As participants in the Windows Insider Program have ...