At this prompt, type start ms-cxh:localonly and press Enter on your keyboard to open a "Microsoft account" window where you can create a new local user for the Windows 11 install. Entering the ...

However, the ability to create a local account remains officially ... tech-savvy users continue to find new workarounds, signaling strong resistance to Microsoft’s policies.

Windows administrators from numerous organizations report widespread account lockouts triggered by false positives in the ...

If you're setting up a new Windows computer, you're supposed to use a Microsoft account. But if you want to rebel, a local account has always been an alternative option, though Microsoft has ...

Microsoft phased out the official local account option in Windows 11's setup ... Now that Microsoft has closed that loophole, the new command-line trick offers a lifeline – at least temporarily.

Microsoft has fired its latest salvo in the battle against Windows 11 customers who would rather sign in with a local account than a Microsoft account. Announcing a new Windows 11 Insider build ...