A Microsoft account has some advantages, but a local account is fine for Windows 11. Microsoft doesn't make it easy to set up a local account on a new PC. There are workarounds, but they depend on ...
I switched off a few defaults I didn't need and made Windows a little more private.
Windows requires a Microsoft Account during setup, but users can switch afterward with just a few clicks.Switching to a local account involves cr ...
Microsoft shipped its largest-ever security update on June 9, 2026, and the 2011 Secure Boot certificates inside Windows begin expiring in late June, which makes this the right month to stop ignoring ...