Use Windows 11 with a Local Account
December 17th, 2025I set up my recently built Windows 11 Pro system (installed from ISO) with a local account in the manner described in the video below. I have no hassles from Co-Pilot. No Windows Recall. Etc. And with lots of other hacks and kludges, it’s… Fine. It’s usable.
I wouldn’t call it safe, though, if safe means that I can be absolutely certain that Microsoft doesn’t have access to my data. All operating systems produced by Microsoft, Apple and Google contain closed source blobs, so there’s no way to really know what they’re doing.
Braxman definitely knows this, so I think a more appropriate title for the video would be something like, “A Safer Way to Use Windows 11.”
Via: Rob Braxman Tech:
