There are plenty of people, for plenty of reasons, who really don’t want to sign into their copy of Windows 11 using a Microsoft account, no matter how seamless an experience this brings to the ...

It's no secret that Microsoft would prefer you not to use local accounts on Windows. While you'd usually log into Windows with a Microsoft account, people have found ways to use a local account ...

If you already use a local account, the Windows 11 upgrade won't require you to use a Microsoft account. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

There’s also a small but welcome personalization update. Windows 11 now supports .webp images as desktop backgrounds. You can ...

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 ...

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts. Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft ...

I work in a small company that started with M365, but in a very informal fashion; no MDM policies, etc. I was the only one of two Windows users, and I decided to log in to Windows using the M365 ...

Try the following methods to access your account when you can’t sign in with your existing PIN. Reset PIN Sign in as a Global Administrator or another Admin account Uninstall recent Windows updates ...

Despite Apple's popularity, Windows remains the most popular operating system for desktop PCs, with a market share of over 70%, according to most estimates. There is also an abundance of lightweight ...