{"id":14784,"date":"2022-02-18T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/windows-11-pro-will-require-a-microsoft-account-during-setup-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:12:02","slug":"windows-11-pro-will-require-a-microsoft-account-during-setup-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/windows-11-pro-will-require-a-microsoft-account-during-setup-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 Pro Will Require a Microsoft Account During Setup \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year, Windows users were disappointed to learn that Windows 11 Home requires a Microsoft Account<\/a> during setup.\u00a0But Microsoft doesn\u2019t care about the pushback. It now says that future Windows 11 Pro<\/a> releases, which were previously free of these requirements, will also force you to use a Microsoft Account account for setup.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an unpopular move, but it\u2019s been a long time coming. Microsoft has spent the last decade trying to discourage customers from using local Windows accounts (which don\u2019t require a Microsoft login). If Windows 10 customers connected to the internet during setup, for example, Microsoft would hide the local account option.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the case with Windows 11, which refuses to go through setup until you\u2019re connected to the internet.<\/p>\n

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Similar to Windows 11 Home edition, Windows 11 Pro edition now requires internet connectivity during the initial device setup (OOBE) only. If you choose to setup device for personal use, MSA will be required for setup as well. You can expect Microsoft Account to be required in subsequent WIP flights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This change is frustrating for several reasons. Setting up a PC is now impossible without an internet connection, and if you don\u2019t want a Microsoft account tethered to your computer, you\u2019re now forced to make a dummy account.<\/p>\n

From Microsoft\u2019s perspective, requiring an account may help users transition to a new PC and quickly access any Microsoft services they pay for. Additionally, Microsoft wants people to care about its app store<\/a>, which requires an account. (For what it\u2019s worth, macOS doesn\u2019t require an Apple ID during setup and has a much better app store than Windows.)<\/p>\n

The latest Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview requires a Microsoft Account during setup. But at the time of writing, stable Windows 11 Pro builds still lack this requirement. Additionally, Windows users who are forced to use a Microsoft Account can make a local account after setup.<\/p>\n

Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n