When you first started up your new PC or laptop, Windows 10 likely asked you to log in, and it’s now pestering you about setting up a Microsoft account!

hands on Redmond really – and I mean really – wants you to log into Windows 11 with a Microsoft account.… If you're setting up your own computer, rather than using a centrally managed one, Windows 11 ...

If you want to set up two-step authentication, you have to find where to set it up. There’s a simple walkthrough for the process on Microsoft’s website, but it’s buried a couple of pages deep.

Set up & use Security Key for your Microsoft Account Before registering a security key, you must have at least one additional security verification method registered.

A previously set up Microsoft account can then be deleted again.© PC World Before finalizing the deletion, you should transfer and back up all important data from your previous Microsoft account ...

Microsoft makes it difficult to set up Windows without a Microsoft account, but it's still possible if you know the right tricks. Here's how to get it done in Windows 10 and 11.

A recent preview build of Windows 11 makes an unwelcome change: it mandates a Microsoft account when installing even Windows 11 Professional. But not everyone wants or needs an account.

Microsoft makes it difficult to set up Windows without a Microsoft account, but it's still possible if you know the right tricks. Here's how to get it done in Windows 10 and 11.