Can you still install windows without a microsoft account?

Q I have a 128GB Kingston USB memory stick. Before upgrading my PC from Windows 10 to 11, I copied some files to the stick to ensure they were safe during the process. I also encrypted them somehow, b

Lawrence Klein is doing what many Computeractive readers have told us they hoped someone would. He’s suing Microsoft for ending support for Windows 10, and wants judges to force the company to postpon

Microsoft’s video-editing tool Clipchamp stores temporary files from your video projects locally – ie, on your computer’s hard drive, not online. If you create particularly long videos these files can

Microsoft has added a new ‘Quick machine recovery’ option to Windows 11. If your PC fails to boot and enters recovery mode, it can now automatically connect to Microsoft’s servers to check for fixes –

High unit pricing is pushing PC hardware towards a subscription model

‘Guest chats’ incoming. JON MUNDY reports