Microsoft won’t allow users anymore to skip Microsoft account setup while installing Windows 11. The software giant is actively removing additional methods that will allow users to create a local ...

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).

Microsoft is blocking another way to choose a local account in Windows 11. You'd force a local account by disconnecting from the network. The block is currently in place in the latest Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is tightening the reins on new installations of Windows 11 with stricter Microsoft account requirements. As participants in the Windows Insider Program have ...

Yes, you can log into your personal PC without using a Microsoft account. Here’s how to choose a local account during or after the Windows 11 setup process. You’re using Windows 11 Pro on a personal ...

Windows 11 doesn't seem to have many heavy changes in the architecture under the hood, and many see it more as Windows 10.5. Microsoft, however, is making a few changes to the operating system's ...

The Mrs. is getting a new laptop soon with Win 11 Home. We have not yet used a Win 11 device nor set one up. My internet reading tells me that many of the Windows forums report that "oobe\bypassnro" ...

Microsoft is tweaking the local account settings within Windows 10, this time outside of the U.S., and is upsetting some Windows users in the process. Towards the end of 2019, Microsoft began testing ...

With almost everyone working from home, we have all had to find new ways to keep in touch with colleagues, clients, and our friends and family. One of the most popular products for doing this is Zoom.