Microsoft has been pushing customers to sign into Windows with an online account for years. It's the right thing to do.

Microsoft just ended offline setup in Windows 11. No more local accounts as every installation now needs internet and a Microsoft sign in.

Microsoft is removing known workarounds for local account creation in Windows 11 setup, effectively making a Microsoft ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build for beta testers in the Insider program. Build 26220.6772 (KB5065797) introduces several changes that will gradually roll ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build disables another popular command-line workaround for creating a local account, ...

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

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11.

The latest workaround blocked by Microsoft in a recent Windows 11 dev build involves the "start ms-cxh:localonly" method.

YaCy is a free, decentralized search engine that can be installed locally. When you run a search via google.com, that search not only goes through the Google servers, but it also places AI answers ...

Microsoft is tightening its grip on the Windows installation process by blocking all known methods for setting up the system ...

Microsoft will soon end support for its most popular OS. Before that day arrives, here's what you should do with your Windows 10 PCs that fail Microsoft's Windows 11 compatibility tests.

Say goodbye to local installations, as Microsoft continues its crackdown on those who want to avoid a Microsoft account.