How To Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account [Paid Subs]

Windows 11 tries hard to make you use a Microsoft Account, but there *is* a way around it. Here's how to set up a Local Account instead.

One of the things that frustrates many Windows users today is how aggressively Microsoft pushes you toward signing in with a Microsoft Account during setup. For some people, that’s perfectly fine. For others, especially those who prefer to keep things simple, local, and independent of cloud services, it can feel like Microsoft is taking away a choice th…