Microsoft has quietly closed the low‑friction loopholes that let technicians, enthusiasts and refurbishers create local accounts during Windows 11’s Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE), effectively forcing the default consumer setup path to complete with an internet connection and a Microsoft account...
Microsoft’s latest Insider flight makes it unmistakably clear: the era of effortless, in‑OOBE local accounts on Windows 11 is ending — Microsoft is explicitly removing the known shortcuts that let users bypass Microsoft account (MSA) sign‑in during the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE), and the...