Windows 11 has a new preview build It cracks down on workarounds to install the OS with a local account This is a continued campaign to force people to use a Microsoft account, and Microsoft argues it ...

Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup (OOBE), effectively making a Microsoft Account (MSA) mandatory for most users. The company cites proper ...

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation (OOBE).

One of the downgrades that Windows 10 users experience when moving to Windows 11, especially when clean-installing the newer operating system, is the inability to create a local account and set up ...

Microsoft is making it harder than ever to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. In the latest Insider Preview Build (26220.6772), the company has removed several long-standing tricks people ...

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 ...

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 offers an Insiders Preview of Windows 11 for anyone who wants to test the next version of Windows before its final release on Oct. 5. But installing the new OS is only half the battle. After ...

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As reported by Ars Technica, Microsoft is now testing out a number of new features, UI changes ...

If you're setting up a new Windows computer, you're supposed to use a Microsoft account. But if you want to rebel, a local account has always been an alternative option, though Microsoft has ...