Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device ...

When you power on a new Windows device for the first time—or restart it after a reset—you’re guided through an initial setup ...

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially and then switch to a local one. You can also turn to a third-party utility ...

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

Cleaning it up is straightforward. Right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings. From there, you can replace the search box with a simple icon, remove the Widgets icon, and hide the Task View ...

Microsoft removes local-only Windows setup in latest Insider Preview, but an age check trick could help you out.

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

Microsoft is tightening its grip on the Windows installation process by blocking all known methods for setting up the system ...

Microsoft's new update addresses several loopholes in the Windows setup process, which were previously used to bypass the ...

Microsoft is building the local account setup into the latest Windows Insider previews. But there are also new functions.

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