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Microsoft is cracking down on local accounts, but here's how you can still make one

Microsoft has been cracking down on the use of local accounts since the launch of Windows 11, but it's now almost impossible to use a local account unless you log in to your Microsoft account for ...
TweakTown

Microsoft moves to remove local Windows accounts and force Microsoft accounts

Microsoft is moving to a world where a Windows user will be required to have a Microsoft account, and now the company has taken another step in that direction. A new report from Tom's Hardware has ...
ZDNet

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

A Microsoft account has some advantages, but a local account is fine for Windows 11. Microsoft doesn't make it easy to set up a local account on a new PC. There are workarounds, but they depend on ...
Bleeping Computer

New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts. Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft ...