Microsoft just blocked a popular way to set up a local account in Windows 11 - here's what still works

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially ...
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Microsoft is cracking down on local accounts, but here's how you can still make one

However, the local account crackdown feels more like Microsoft hates ... But unless you want to make the big switch over to ...
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Microsoft Ends Local Account Workarounds in Latest Windows 11 Build

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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Want to use local accounts? Just switch to Linux

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