Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...

Just a couple of weeks ahead of the end of Windows 10 support, Microsoft made a rather unexpected move and dropped all the requirements for enrolling devices in the Extended Security Updates program, ...

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

Several workarounds still exist that allow power users to clean install Windows 11 and sign in using a local account during ...

In the latest Windows 11 Dev build, Microsoft has removed all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to create a local account ...

Microsoft has tightened Windows 11 setup restrictions again. Here are a few solid methods still let you create a local account during setup.

The Windows setup process has generally required an Internet connection and Microsoft account sign-in since the Windows 11 22H2 update. Before this, Windows 11 21H2 and some of the later Windows 10 ...

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

Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.

Microsoft is making it harder than ever to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. In the latest Insider Preview Build (26220.6772), the company has removed several long-standing tricks people ...

The bells are ringing for Windows 10, and many users who have waited are now choosing to update to Windows 11. If you’re one ...

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to ...