Learn how to create a local account in Windows 11 with our simplified setup process by logging into your personal PC without using a 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.

Turns out Microsoft didn’t truly kill off local accounts in Windows 11—and thank goodness, because you’d otherwise be out of luck if you have no internet.

The Windows 11 out-of-the-box experience prompts you to sign into Windows with a Microsoft account, but you can skip it in a few steps.