How to change or reset your password on Windows 10, for a local or Microsoft account

Windows 10 allows you to change your password or recover it at any time if you forget it.
Windows Central

Microsoft explains why it's better to use a local account on Windows 11 — perhaps on purpose

Microsoft has restored its guide on how to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

How to change your Outlook password on the web or app

You can change your Outlook password from the Microsoft account security page. If you're using the app, it'll ask you to ...
PCGamesN

Microsoft keeps making it harder to use local accounts with Windows 11

If you've set up a Windows PC recently, you'll know that the process includes logging into or creating a Microsoft account. Where once you could push on with just a local profile created, Microsoft is ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Microsoft's Local Accounts Crackdown Is Yet Another Reason to Switch to Linux

If you're like me, you've been relying on technical workarounds to set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of the ...

Microsoft just blocked a popular way to set up a local account in Windows 11 - here's what still works

There are still other ways to choose a local account in Windows 11. You can set up your PC with a Microsoft account initially and then switch to a local one. You can also turn to a third-party utility ...
SlashGear

How To Remove A Microsoft Account From Windows 11

Despite Apple's popularity, Windows remains the most popular operating system for desktop PCs, with a market share of over 70%, according to most estimates. There is also an abundance of lightweight ...
TweakTown

Microsoft moves to remove local Windows accounts and force Microsoft accounts

Microsoft is moving to a world where a Windows user will be required to have a Microsoft account, and now the company has taken another step in that direction. A new report from Tom's Hardware has ...
PC World

How to delete the Microsoft account that Windows made you set up

For some time now, Microsoft has also required users to log in to their computer with an online account in the home editions of Windows 10 and 11. Although it’s ...
Mashable

Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.

Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to use their Microsoft Account. They don't have to. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Windows 11 has been out now for about two and a half years, but its ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft is changing how sign-in works, and you need to be extra careful

Starting February 2025, Microsoft accounts will stay signed in unless you sign out or use private browsing. Remember to ...
PC World

Microsoft erases guide for switching to local Windows accounts

Did you know that it’s entirely possible to use Windows 11 with a local-only account, the way it worked way back when computers still used floppy drives? You’d be forgiven for not knowing, because it ...