Microsoft has apparently closed yet another loophole that allowed Windows 11 users to bypass its mandatory Microsoft account requirement during installation. This time, the company has reportedly eliminated one of the simplest workarounds discovered so far, which required nothing more than clicking a hyperlink during the operating system’s initial setup. The change was spotted by Windows enthusiast Bob Pony, who reported on October 9 that Microsoft had quietly patched the workaround, seemingly through a server-side update. For those unfamiliar, the workaround was discovered in September and exploited an unusual behavior in Windows 11’s Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE). When users reached the […]
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