6 reasons why I think Microsoft should keep the 'local account' option in Windows 11
Microsoft keeps making it harder for users to set up a Windows 11 installation without a Microsoft account. I think this is a ...
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Microsoft Is Removing the Windows 11 Installation Loophole That Lets You Skip Creating an Account
Microsoft is finally closing one of the last remaining ways to skip creating an official Microsoft Account while setting up a ...
New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement
A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it ...
Microsoft just blocked this popular Windows 11 local account trick - but workarounds remain
With the latest insider build for Windows 11, Microsoft is killing off a workaround that let you set up a local account ...
New and simpler hack lets you bypass Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows
The removed "BypassNRO.cmd" script previously allowed users to bypass the mandatory Microsoft Account login during setup and create a local account instead.
Windows 11 users outsmart Microsoft once again with new local account trick
A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising ...
Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option
Microsoft is killing the Windows 11 bypass trick — soon, all setups will require internet and a Microsoft Account, leaving ...
Microsoft Warns 1 Billion Windows Users—Do Not Use Password
All change for Microsoft. The company has suddenly confirmed a major update “for over 1 billion end users,” as the deletion ...
Here’s a new trick to installing Windows 11 without a Microsoft account
As Microsoft makes it more difficult—if not impossible—to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, a new workaround ...
Microsoft could make account-free Windows 11 installs a thing of the past
The offline Windows 11 install looks like it could officially be a thing of the past. Microsoft is officially shutting the door on local accounts during Windows 11 setup, confirming that all new ...
Microsoft is asking people to delete their passwords
Starting in April, Microsoft will begin rolling out a new sign-in and account creation experience that centers on passkeys, ...