You may have seen some articles in the Windows news (and there's a lot of it these days) talking about Microsoft doing everything it can to remove the option for a ...

Did you know that it’s entirely possible to use Windows 11 with a local-only account, the way it worked way back when computers still used floppy drives? You’d be forgiven for not knowing, because it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article describes how to change the built-in Administrator account name in Windows 10 to bolster your computer's security. We ...

If after you update your Windows 11/10 PC to the latest version/build and the administrator account is missing, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see what helps ...

TL;DR: Microsoft recently blocked a common workaround for installing Windows 11 with a local account instead of linking it to a Microsoft account. However, two new methods have since been highlighted, ...

This is not entirely correct. Windows 11 as a major version has a full 10 year lifecycle. In theory, it is usually a 13 year lifecycle for the major version with ESU or LTSC or LTSC IOT updates. These ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is eliminating a workaround that allowed users to bypass the requirement of having a Microsoft account during the Windows 11 setup process. This change means users will now need a ...

I was just working on fixing a computer for a family friend. I installed a fresh SSD with a fresh install of Win 11, and yeah, this person did not want to share his MS creds with me (I, in fact, ...