Microsoft could relax the Windows 11 Microsoft account requirement after backlash, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Windows 11 nudges you to use a Microsoft account, and it's been getting worse since the last few Windows updates, but that ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build introduces the ability to specify a custom user directory for your account, something ...

This solves a common issue for people whose folder names are cut off because of their Microsoft account email or profile name.

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 ...

Windows 11 updates KB5079458 and KB5079464 add a new setup option that lets users choose a custom user folder name.

This is important because: Microsoft is closing the side doors to offline setup. As familiar workarounds disappear, most people are guided toward a Microsoft account on day one, which narrows choice ...

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

Microsoft has released a new Windows Insider Preview Build 26220.6772 that could make it harder or impossible to set up Windows 11 without first signing in to a Microsoft account. Spotted by our ...

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 ...

Windows 11 now lets users choose their default user folder name during setup. The new OOBE option fixes the 5-letter folder issue.