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After quietly deleting its guide about switching from a Microsoft Account to a Local Account a couple of weeks back, the company quietly restored it this week alongside one for Local Account recovery.
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Microsoft has backtracked and restored the official guide which it removed from its website for some reason. The guide details how users can switch from a Microsoft account to a local account.
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Microsoft recently published its own guide on how to switch from a local to a Microsoft Account on a Windows PC. The company has now posted the opposite, though it explains why it still recommends MSA
Microsoft has been on a roll lately as it has posted multiple guides relating to passwordless sign-ins and ensuring security. Today, it has posted one about switching from a local account to an MSA.
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Microsoft says the April Patch Tuesday update is causing issues on systems that are being logged in via a local user account. A data processing error notice is displayed when this happens.
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Ever since the first builds of Windows 11 started becoming available back in June, there was a workaround to complete setup without internet, that was later blocked. Here's a new workaround.
Microsoft might be removing the ability to set up a Windows 11 Home install with a local account or without an internet connection altogether, per the leaked build. However, there is a workaround.
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