Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11.

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 ...

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows Setup experience (or "out of box experience") -- are "critical" during ...

Microsoft has been pushing customers to sign into Windows with an online account for years. It's the right thing to do.

"For the most part, bragging about your accomplishments is ineffective and often counterproductive, because people don't ...

Microsoft is cracking down on this ability just as Windows 10 nears the end of its life in just a week. It's possible removing the ability to login without a Microsoft account will enable the tech ...

Hundreds of organizations are petitioning Microsoft’s decision to end Windows 10 support, urging the company to extend its ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build disables another popular command-line workaround for creating a local account, ...