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The latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build removes all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to bypass the online Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 setup. Microsoft is cracking down on ...

Microsoft is once again tightening its grip on the Windows 11 setup process, disabling another popular workaround for creating a local user account. The change, detailed in the latest Insider Preview ...

Microsoft is blocking another way to choose a local account in Windows 11. You'd force a local account by disconnecting from the network. The block is currently in place in the latest Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is tightening the reins on new installations of Windows 11 with stricter Microsoft account requirements. As participants in the Windows Insider Program have ...

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

The City of Santa Barbara, working with The Georgetown Co. and AB Commercial, plans to redevelop Paseo Nuevo with housing and a luxury grocery store. Credit: Courtesy photo Paseo Nuevo is headed for a ...

Through five weeks last season, there were clear top dogs in Division I football. CVU was having a historic season, which ended in an emphatic state championship victory, and Rutland still had a ...

Microsoft has long been trying to convince people to make a Microsoft account, especially when installing Windows on a device. Windows 10 encouraged you do so, and Windows 11 more so, but there were ...

Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. Microsoft really doesn’t want you creating a local account on Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...