Windows 11 Home needs an internet connection and Microsoft account to set up

Microsoft announced Windows 11 this calendar week, and everyone is rushing around to see if their PC will be able to run the new operating system. The official Windows eleven requirements have fabricated headlines due to their inclusion of TPM two.0 as a requirement (TPM 2.0 is a soft floor requirement while TPM 1.two is a hard flooring requirement). Another requirement is turning heads; the fact that you demand a Microsoft account to set upwardly Windows 11 Home.

On previous versions of Windows, you could choose to use a local business relationship rather than a Microsoft account. Information technology wasn't always like shooting fish in a barrel to detect that choice, but it was there. With Windows 11, that won't be the case.

Microsoft explains:

Windows 11 Dwelling house edition requires cyberspace connectivity and a Microsoft account to complete device setup on first employ.

Switching a device out of Windows 11 Home in Due south mode besides requires net connectivity. Learn more about Due south fashion here.

For all Windows xi editions, internet access is required to perform updates and to download and take advantage of some features. A Microsoft account is required for some features.

It's unclear if you'll be able to set up a device with a Microsoft account and so switch over to a local account. That page doesn't mention local accounts at all, but it does say that you lot'll need "a Microsoft account to complete device setup on first use" (emphasis added). This could mean that later uses of Windows 11 don't crave a Microsoft account, only that's not certain.

The same page likewise explains that you'll need an internet connection to set upward Windows 11. This is less surprising but may disappoint people. Some are in areas with poor internet connectivity, so information technology would be nice to be able to at least ready a device without connecting to the spider web, even if you'd demand a connection for whatsoever updates.

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