Microsoft is making a big shift in how users create new accounts by encouraging the use of passkeys instead of passwords. The company says that soon, anyone setting up a new Microsoft account will ...

The removed "BypassNRO.cmd" script previously allowed users to bypass the mandatory Microsoft Account login during setup and create a local account instead.

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts.

New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory "Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.

"By bringing your own email address to a new Microsoft account, you start in a recoverable state, and you don't have to create a new Microsoft password that could be easily forgotten or guessed by ...

In addition to optimizing the sign-in UX for passkeys, Microsoft also revealed that it will create a default passwordless experience for new Microsoft account users.