Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11

Microsoft account vs. local account: How to choose and set up your pick in Windows 11 ...

Microsoft may finally remove its frustrating Windows 11 setup requirement

Microsoft may finally remove its frustrating Windows 11 setup requirement ...

Want me to trust Windows 11 again? Bring back local accounts

After years of pissing me and other Windows 11 users off, Microsoft says it’s ready to turn a new leaf, fixing mistakes, ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft's killing script used to avoid Microsoft Account in Windows 11

"This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account." Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has made it hard to use the operating system with a local ...
TweakTown

Another fudge emerges for Windows 11 to be installed with a local - not a Microsoft - account

TL;DR: Microsoft recently blocked a common workaround for installing Windows 11 with a local account instead of linking it to a Microsoft account. However, two new methods have since been highlighted, ...
NewsBytes

Windows 11 may soon allow local account setup

Microsoft's Developer Community VP, Scott Hanselman, hints at potentially removing the frustrating requirement of using a ...
TweakTown

Want Windows 11 installed with a local account - and no fuss? That wish could come true this year

TL;DR: Microsoft's big drive to fix Windows 11's various issues this year might include allowing the operating system to be installed locally, without any fuss, doing away with the idea of making a ...
WinBuzzer

Microsoft VP Wants to End Windows 11 Microsoft Account Mandate

Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman has revealed he is working to end Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft account requirement, amid a ...