Microsoft is rolling out a new Canary build for Windows 11 Insiders, and it brings some big changes: a brand-new, fully redesigned Start menu.

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation (OOBE).

Select the "Check for updates" button. After a short wait, it will list all available updates for your installation. If you see "Upgrade to Windows 11," select "Download and install" to begin its ...

In the latest Windows 11 Dev build, Microsoft has removed all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to create a local account during the setup process.

If you run a multi-monitor setup in Windows 11, you're getting a new perk that users have long been requesting. A Windows update launched in late September will let you tap into the notification ...

Through its latest Windows 11 update, Microsoft has finally added one of the most requested functions for multi-monitor setups. Update KB5065789 lets users open the Notification Center directly from ...

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 the box experience") -- are critical during ...

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of choice for the internet and Microsoft-account avoidant will also no longer ...

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 22H2 update. Before this, Windows 11 21H2 and some of the later Windows 10 ...

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

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

Microsoft today issued new Windows 11 builds to the Canary, Dev, and Beta channels in the Windows Insider Program.