The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...

Microsoft finally makes passkeys viable thanks to Edge on Windows 11 — you can finally sync them across devices

You'll soon be able to sync passkeys to the cloud using Edge and your Microsoft Account, meaning you'll be able to share them ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory

Microsoft released a new Windows Insider build of Windows 11 to its experimental Dev Channel today, with a fairly extensive batch of new features and tweaks. But the most important one for enthusiasts ...