There is a workaround to install Windows 11 without an internet connection that requires uses to open the Command Prompt, ...

Future versions of Windows 11 will require you to complete the out-of-box experience (OOBE) with both internet access and a ...

Microsoft just ended offline setup in Windows 11. No more local accounts as every installation now needs internet and a Microsoft sign in.

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 Microsoft account.

Several workarounds still exist that allow power users to clean install Windows 11 and sign in using a local account during ...

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows ...

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today ...

Microsoft is making it harder than ever to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. In the latest Insider Preview Build (26220.6772), the company has removed several long-standing tricks people ...

Setting up a new Windows 11 PC can be a bit of a hassle if you don’t want to sign in using an online Microsoft account. There ...

Microsoft removes remaining Windows 11 local account bypass methods, making Microsoft accounts and internet connectivity ...

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of ...

Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device ...