For more info, see Installing Windows 11 on devices that don't meet minimum system requirements. We do not recommend installing Windows 11 on a device that doesn't meet requirements.

If your device is currently running Windows 10, we recommend you verify the minimum system requirements using the PC Health Check app. Make sure the device you want to install Windows 11 on meets the minimum system requirements. Find Windows 11 specs, features, and computer requirements Before you begin System requirements to experience some Windows 11 features and apps will exceed the Windows 11 minimum system requirements. Some Windows 10 features aren't available in Windows 11. That led to bizarre scenarios where users who wanted to sign in with a local account needed to turn off their Wi-Fi before setting up Windows 10.Note: To upgrade to Windows 11, devices should meet the Windows 11 minimum system requirements. Even then, the OOBE experience often casually asked you to connect to the Internet before asking you to sign in. In 2019 Microsoft began phasing out the option to ue a local account during setup unless Internet access was unavailable.

Microsoft may be able to watch what you do on the web (anonymously), but it won’t be able to match up your actions if you move to another PC.Īt the same time, Microsoft has changed up the ways in which it allows you to create a local account. Local accounts have been seen as one way around that. Microsoft does allow you many, many options to guard your privacy within Windows 10-but it’s also betting you won’t bother. Privacy concerns flared in 2015 with the advent of Windows 10 and its telemetry, then faded. The company would prefer to use your MSA in a give-and-take relationship: Microsoft offers synchronized supplementary services, like OneDrive cloud storage and Office apps on the web, and in return the company quietly takes data about how you use Windows and Microsoft services. Microsoft has no incentive to encourage local accounts. Microsoft’s waning support for local accounts Microsoft and Windows used to be much friendlier to local accounts.

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