While using a Microsoft account offers interesting benefits, such as data synchronization or easy access to your OneDrive cloud storage, you might prefer to use a local account during. This sends less ...

Microsoft has been stamping out fudges to install Windows 11 with a local account in recent times, but a new bug lets you access this option with ease. The laptop displays Windows 11's Widgets panel ...

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With just a week to go until Windows 10 reaches the end of mainstream support, attention is increasingly turning to Windows 11. And with the release of the latest Dev build of the operating system, ...

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 has been cracking down on the use of local accounts since the launch of Windows 11, but it's now almost impossible to use a local account unless you log in to your Microsoft account for ...

Many users use an e-mail trick to avoid creating a Microsoft account. This has now apparently been stopped by Microsoft. Before PC users can enjoy everything Windows 11 has on tap, they must first ...

Microsoft has been keen for all its users to use online, connected Microsoft Accounts for Windows logins for years and many versions of the operating system, but it's really kicked it into high gear ...

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There's a neat trick that allows you to set up Windows 11 using a local account. If you're not familiar with the term, a local account is the combination of a password and username that you use to log ...