A Microsoft VP doesn't like forcing a Microsoft account in Windows. This means the company may finally let you use a local account instead. This is part of an effort to make Windows more reliable and ...

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Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman indicated on March 20 that software engineers inside the company are actively working to remove the mandatory Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 setup. The ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman hinted at potentially removing Windows 11’s mandatory Microsoft account requirement during setup. Many within Microsoft reportedly support eliminating ...

Microsoft is preparing a change to its Windows 11 setup process that lets users choose a custom name for their profile folder during installation. As basic as it sounds, this solves a common issue for ...

Update March 30, 05:43 EDT: Microsoft has temporarily paused the KB5079391 rollout due to 0x80073712 errors during installation. Microsoft has released the KB5079391 preview cumulative update for ...

Privacy On Windows 11, you can use these 14 privacy tweaks to take control of your device by disabling telemetry, Copilot, Recall, OneDrive, Edge tracking, and cloud ...

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Windows 11 A new update now in testing sets Edge to automatically appear at startup, and you are forced to opt-out if you don't want it.

Microsoft released emergency update KB5085516 to fix Windows 11 app login issues affecting Teams, OneDrive, and Xbox after March update KB5079473. PCWorld reports the ...

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