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

Microsoft first quietly started testing improvements in Windows 11’s dark mode in August preview builds of the operating ...

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

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

Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device ...

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially and then switch to a local one. You can also turn to a third-party utility ...

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 ...

A long-running issue with the “Update and shutdown” feature in Windows 11 is finally getting fixed. After two years of user ...

What’s happened? Microsoft’s newest Dev Channel drop, a Windows 11 Insider Preview, closes one of dark mode’s most obvious gaps. File Explorer’s action and error dialogs finally honor your theme, so ...

The latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build removes all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to bypass the online Microsoft ...

Workaround sent to the big OOBE in the sky with latest Insider builds Microsoft is closing a popular loophole that allowed ...

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 ...