Fans of local computer accounts everywhere, rejoice, for when a door closes, another one opens. Windows 11 hackers have found yet another way to bypass the installer's Microsoft account ...

One workaround used to set up Windows 11 with a local account has been blocked, but there are others - and two fresh ones have emerged this week.

You'll then be prompted to setup a local account and can use that for logging into Windows 11 once it's finished.

With the latest insider build for Windows 11, Microsoft is killing off a workaround that let you set up a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

Microsoft The offline Windows 11 install looks like it could officially be a thing of the past. Microsoft is officially shutting the door on local accounts during Windows 11 setup, confirming that ...

This offline technique works across all Windows 11 versions, including S-Mode, allowing local account creation.

Microsoft is finally closing one of the last remaining ways to skip creating an official Microsoft Account while setting up a new Windows 11 PC. However, there is still a way of replacing it—but ...

Microsoft phased out the official local account option in Windows 11's setup some time ago, leaving workarounds like BypassNRO.cmd as the only alternatives.

hands on Redmond really – and I mean really – wants you to log into Windows 11 with a Microsoft account.… If you're setting up your own computer, rather than using a centrally managed one, Windows 11 ...