A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts.

Windows 11 Home automatically enables Device Encryption with Microsoft accounts and stores recovery keys in the cloud. With a local account, you can't enable Device Encryption without first ...

The workaround, shared by X user @witherornot1337, lets users set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of being forced to log in with a Microsoft account.

One workaround used to set up Windows 11 with a local account has been blocked, but there are others - and two fresh ones have emerged this week.

With the latest insider build for Windows 11, Microsoft is killing off a workaround that let you set up a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

By default, Microsoft tries to prevent you from setting up Windows 11 using a local account, but below I'll show you two workarounds that allow you to do it.

Happy hackers find a new exploit in the Windows 11 installer for bypassing the Microsoft account requirement.

Microsoft is officially shutting the door on local accounts during Windows 11 setup, confirming that all new installations, Home and Pro alike, will now require a Microsoft account.

1] Are you using a Microsoft account? It is important to know that a password hint is visible only if you are using a Local account on a Windows 11/10 PC and you have set a Password Hint.

Home > Computing How to Install Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account It's even easier than the method Microsoft just blocked.