A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it ...

With the latest insider build for Windows 11, Microsoft is killing off a workaround that let you set up a local account ...

Of course, you won’t get the advantages of using a Microsoft Account with Windows if you do this. But if you don’t like the ...

A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising ...

Microsoft keeps making it harder for users to set up a Windows 11 installation without a Microsoft account. I think this is a ...

Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has made it hard to use the operating system with a local account, instead forcing users to log in with a Microsoft Account. Microsoft says this is done ...

Windows 10 allowed users to create local accounts by default, and even early versions of Windows 11 Pro included a local setup path. But with the rollout of cumulative update KB5035942 in the ...

I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11.