Microsoft declares war on local accounts in Windows 11 – you're going to need a Microsoft account going forward

It's worth noting that those on Windows 11 Pro can use the 'Domain join instead' command to swerve Microsoft account creation. This is an enterprise option, but you can simply not join said domain – ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11

One of Windows 11’s more contentious changes is that, by default, both the Home and Pro editions of the operating system require users to sign in with a Microsoft account during setup. Signing in with ...
Computerworld

Increasing security with limited user accounts and restricted groups

In Windows XP Home Edition, there are two basic types of local user accounts (in addition to the guest account): administrators and limited users. With XP Pro, things get a bit more complicated. Users ...