(RTTNews) - According to reports from Tom's Hardware, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has made changes to its guide concerning the conversion of Local accounts to Microsoft accounts for Windows 11 and vice ...

Microsoft isn't shy about its preference that you create a Microsoft Account over a Local Account on Windows machines. But it's now made information about Local Accounts harder to find. As Tom's ...

Microsoft really doesn't want us making local accounts on Windows, does it? It feels like the company is finding any excuse to stop people from creating local accounts on Windows 11 so they can make ...

Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft Account. They don't have to. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its ...

Did you know that it’s entirely possible to use Windows 11 with a local-only account, the way it worked way back when computers still used floppy drives? You’d be forgiven for not knowing, because it ...

Windows 11 has ushered in numerous changes to Microsoft's entrenched operating system. Not only do you need specific hardware to run Windows 11, it pushes you to connect a Microsoft account to your PC ...

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, ...

"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 ...

I wasn't paying attention one day and one of their dark patterns got me. Suddenly I was forced to login with my MS account instead of the local account I had made. Figuring out how to disable that ...

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hands on Redmond really – and I mean really – wants you to log into Windows 11 with a Microsoft account.… If you're setting up your own computer, rather than using a centrally managed one, Windows 11 ...