Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to ...

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account ...

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

I f you prefer installing Windows 11 without linking an online profile, your options are shrinking fast. Historically, Windows relied on local accounts—user profiles that live s ...

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

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

Fix SMBv1 file sharing broken over NetBIOS on Windows 11 by re-enabling port 445 and switching to SMBv2 or SMBv3 for secure ...

Smart App Control in Windows 11 is failing to work properly with Streamer.bot, a popular streaming tool. Many users see ...

"Microsoft have identified that a code bug in the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint logic that fetches vulnerabilities for Dell ...

Although Microsoft works tirelessly to refine Windows and its ecosystem of apps, occasional glitches are inevitable. These ...

Windows 10 reaches end of life on October 14, 2025. Here are 14 essential facts about what happens next, including security, apps, and upgrade options.