There was a time when you could install Windows and use without problems with local account. However, Microsoft is changing its philosophy on this issue and today is trying to force users installing Windows 11 for the first time to do so by creating a user account (of type user@outlook.com) associated with the Microsoft account. , For example).

The obsession with getting us to log in with a Microsoft account has led the company to make a unique move. You’ve removed information covering the process of converting a local account to a Microsoft account (or vice versa).

When this page first appeared, it covered the process of converting a local account to a Microsoft account. After a while, Microsoft added information that would do the opposite, but in that article there were constant warnings that using a local account was a bad idea.

This is evidenced, for example, by the June 12 version of the page captured and stored by the Wayback Machine, an “internet newspaper library” that allows access to older versions of pages and websites.

In the current version of this guide instructions lost There is information on how to convert Microsoft account to local account, but the truth is that it is still possible to perform the process.

At Microsoft, they insist on the recommendation to use a Microsoft account to log in to Windows because this allows you to benefit from integration with different Microsoft services, synchronization across different devices or enhanced security.

However, there are still scenarios where using Windows with a local account is preferred for users. for example for privacy reasons. Such decisions seem to make it clear that Microsoft wants to make this option inaccessible to the average user who does not know that they can continue to use local accounts.

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