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Tested: Microsoft confirms Windows 11 requires a Microsoft account, internet in OOBE

There's a new update for those in the Windows Insider Program, and it no longer allows you to set up Windows 11 without a ...
TweakTown

Another fudge emerges for Windows 11 to be installed with a local - not a Microsoft - account

TL;DR: Microsoft recently blocked a common workaround for installing Windows 11 with a local account instead of linking it to a Microsoft account. However, two new methods have since been ...
HotHardware

Here's How to Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account

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 ...
Digital Trends

How to install Windows 11 with an offline account

Microsoft has been keen for all its users to use online, connected Microsoft Accounts for Windows logins for years and many versions of the operating system, but it's really kicked it into high ...
ExtremeTech

How to Install Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

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