Say goodbye to local installations, as Microsoft continues its crackdown on those who want to avoid a Microsoft account.

To change your account name on a Windows 10 computer, you'll need to go through your User Accounts menu. Here's how to do it.

In the latest Windows 11 Dev build, Microsoft has removed all "known mechanisms" that allowed users to create a local account ...

When you set up a Windows PC for the first time, you're required to create a user account that allows you to act as the administrator for that computer. Depending on ...

Now, in some cases, you might want to change your Microsoft Account to Local Account for one reason or the other. In trying to do so, you might receive an error ...

A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising questions around user control and privacy ...

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 ...

Issues with conflicting programs and accounts in Windows or Xbox systems are not new. It’s a known fact that if applications (eg. Microsoft Office) are not ...

In brief: Just days after Microsoft removed a handy script from Windows 11 Insider builds that allowed people to skip the Microsoft Account requirement for ...

Microsoft says that users who enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for their accounts will end up blocking 99.9% of automated attacks. The recommendation stands not only for Microsoft accounts but ...

The first thing I did after I installed Windows Vista was disable User Account Control—it’s pretty much the most annoying OS feature I’ve ever dealt with. Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor in ...