Microsoft may be cracking down on using local accounts, but there's still a workaround or two to avoid logging in to a Microsoft account.

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Microsoft really doesn't want you making local accounts. For the company, local accounts do nothing for it. Local accounts ...

While the initial version of Windows 11 version 25H2 works like previous versions when it comes to workarounds that enable one to install the system using a local account, that’s about to change. This ...

In another move to force Microsoft account sign-ins during Windows 11 setup, Microsoft has disabled common bypasses in the Insider preview. Commands like oobe\bypassnro, start ms-cxh:localonly, and ...

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).

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The latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build removes all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to bypass the online Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 setup. Microsoft is cracking down on ...

Microsoft is once again tightening its grip on the Windows 11 setup process, disabling another popular workaround for creating a local user account. The change, detailed in the latest Insider Preview ...

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