Microsoft may be cracking down on using local accounts, but there's still a workaround or two to avoid logging in to a Microsoft account.

Windows 10 users with extended support can now install their first major security update, rolling out with November's Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft has released the KB5068781 update, the first Windows 10 extended security update since the operating system reached end of support last month.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) are free if you use a Microsoft account, but there’s been a major catch added. Now, you have to keep signing in to it every 60 days, or the ...