Microsoft clamping down on Windows 11 local account setup — latest Insider build removes 'local-only commands,' skipping Microsoft account sign-in will crash setup process

tomshardware - Microsoft is patching "known mechanisms" used to complete a fresh Windows 11 install without signing into a Microsoft account. It's now even more difficult to use a local account in the OOBE, but the change is limited to a test build for now.

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Insider builds crush local account bypasses.

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

4 months / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Microsoft is removing the ability to easily install Windows 11 with a local account

4 months / techspot

Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11

4 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Microsoft Blocks Another Windows 11 Local Account Workaround

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says as another loophole snaps shut

4 months / theregister

Microsoft clamping down on Windows 11 local account setup — latest Insider build removes 'local-only commands,' skipping Microsoft account sign-in will crash setup process

4 months / tomshardware

No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says as another loophole snaps shut

5 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Windows 11 installation no longer lets you skip creating a Microsoft Account

5 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson


Mandatory online sign‐in fuels connectivity debates.

The Party's Over: Windows 11 Installation Will Require the Internet

4 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

How To Install Windows 11 Without An Internet Connection

4 months / bgr

In Defense of Requiring a Windows 11 Online Account Sign-In ⭐

4 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott


All Other Stories

Microsoft REALLY doesn’t want you to use Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account

4 months / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Oh go fuck yourselves Microsoft! www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...

4 months / bsky / @catelli.bsky.social / catelli.bsky.social

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