When prompted by Rufus to customize your Windows 11 installation media, be sure to check the box labeled "Remove requirement ...

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

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially ...

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today ...

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 ...

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A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising questions around user control and privacy. The workaround, shared by X user ...

One of the downgrades that Windows 10 users experience when moving to Windows 11, especially when clean-installing the newer operating system, is the inability to create a local account and set up ...

The company recently removed the last remaining workaround using the command BYPASSNRO, which previously allowed users to bypass the requirement by tricking the system into thinking there was no ...

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