Microsoft has quietly moved another step toward an account-first Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) for Windows 11 by removing several low-friction workarounds that let people create a local account during setup, effectively forcing an internet connection and a Microsoft Account (MSA) on the default...
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Microsoft’s Windows 365 lineup has a new tool in the business continuity toolkit: Windows 365 Reserve, a standalone subscription that hands each covered user a short allotment of temporary Cloud PC access to keep work moving when a primary endpoint goes offline. The service—now running in a...
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