A Microsoft VP doesn't like forcing a Microsoft account in Windows. This means the company may finally let you use a local ...

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

Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman indicated on March 20 that software engineers inside the company are actively working to remove ...

Microsoft may be preparing to revisit one of the most controversial aspects of Windows 11: the requirement to sign in with a ...

Microsoft is tightening the screws on Windows 11 setup requirements, closing off every remaining workaround that let users ...

If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...

Don't want to have to resort to some ridiculously obscure workaround to try and use a local account with Windows 11? You may ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Beta and Dev updates (KB5079458 and KB5079464) introduce a custom user folder naming option ...

A Microsoft VP says he's "working on" removing the mandatory Microsoft account requirement in Windows 11, a truly ...

Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman has revealed he is working to end Windows 11's mandatory Microsoft account requirement, amid a ...

Over the last few years, Windows 11 setup has been steadily pushing users towards cloud-linked Microsoft accounts, especially ...

Microsoft has agreed to solve some of Windows' biggest problems, and identified some that it's working on. But let's not ...