Choose to set up Windows 10 or 11 with a local account, and you're required to select three security questions to answer if you ever get locked out. Those questions include the typical ones, such as ...

Microsoft plans to make it mandatory for Windows 11 Pro users to have a Microsoft account and an internet connection while setting up their device for the first time. According to an update posted to ...

There’s also a small but welcome personalization update. Windows 11 now supports .webp images as desktop backgrounds. You can ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's latest Windows 11 preview build enforces mandatory Microsoft account sign-in during setup, removing previous local account bypasses. This change targets power users and ...

Don't be daunted by the setup process for Microsoft's latest OS—here's what you need to know. Reading time 5 minutes If you’ve recently unwrapped a brand new Windows 11 computer or perhaps built one ...

Now that Windows 11’s first major post-release update has been issued, Microsoft has started testing a huge collection of new features, UI changes, and redesigned apps in the latest Windows Insider ...

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 ...

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TL;DR: Microsoft is eliminating a workaround that allowed users to bypass the requirement of having a Microsoft account during the Windows 11 setup process. This change means users will now need a ...