Question How to upgrade to Windows 11 ?

[Fluffydog]

I have a local account on my Windows 10 PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 11.
If I go to settings, update and security and upgrading from there to 11, will Microsoft try to have me do a sign in to Microsoft account or can I keep my local account?

 

[Fluffydog]

I also created this under Windows 10.
I wasn’t sure where to place my question.

I have a local account on my Windows 10 PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 11.
If I go to settings, update and security and upgrading from there to 11, will Microsoft try to have me do a sign in to Microsoft account or can I keep my local account?

 

[USAFRet]

I also created this under Windows 10.
I wasn’t sure where to place my question.

I have a local account on my Windows 10 PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 11.
If I go to settings, update and security and upgrading from there to 11, will Microsoft try to have me do a sign in to Microsoft account or can I keep my local account?

How is your current WIn 10 activated?

 

[Blackink]

Maybe one of these Web sites below will help you: Don't get thrown by the "repair install" that this link below mentions at the beginning. It also doesn't say anything about a Microsoft or Local account. I think when you're upgrading, you skip that step.
install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.

Now this link below does mention whether you select a Microsoft account or a Local account during the clean install of Windows 11:
custom clean install of Windows 11 on your PC.

If the upgrade is anything like the upgrade I did from Windows 7 to Windows 10, this forum mentioned doing the upgrade first, then doing a clean install after you save what files you wanted to. (the clean install was to help with any bugs that might have occurred after the upgrade).

 

[35below0]

I have a local account on my Windows 10 PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 11.
If I go to settings, update and security and upgrading from there to 11, will Microsoft try to have me do a sign in to Microsoft account or can I keep my local account?

I'm not sure. Probably? But maybe not.

I upgraded to win 11 and i did not use a local account install. I remember at some point after upgrading Microsoft nagged Windows Security to nag me to use my microsoft account for enhanced security or whatever. I did so.
Now when i look at settings, i see i have the option to sign in with a local account instead, if i want to.

I'm indifferent on this subject, but it may be usefull to you to know that you will (probably) have the option to sign in with a local account as well, even IF your're forced to sign in using a Microsoft account to complete the upgrade to Win 11.

 

[Fluffydog]

How is your current WIn 10 activated?

Yes it is activated

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Go here and download the installation assistant.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

When the setup starts it will make you download their pc health check tool to verify your computer is acceptable for windows 11. Have it run the check after installing and then refresh the windows 11 installer. It should continue as normal and eventually reboot.

Local account should be fine. Just formatted a surface pro 6 at work today with windows 10 pro and a local account, then an update to windows 11 pro.

 

[Fluffydog]

Go here and download the installation assistant.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

When the setup starts it will make you download their pc health check tool to verify your computer is acceptable for windows 11. Have it run the check after installing and then refresh the windows 11 installer. It should continue as normal and eventually reboot.

Local account should be fine. Just formatted a surface pro 6 at work today with windows 10 pro and a local account, then an update to windows 11 pro.

Did you have to run command prompt and run disk part? My drives are not gpt to enable TPM.

 

[Fluffydog]

Go here and download the installation assistant.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

When the setup starts it will make you download their pc health check tool to verify your computer is acceptable for windows 11. Have it run the check after installing and then refresh the windows 11 installer. It should continue as normal and eventually reboot.

Local account should be fine. Just formatted a surface pro 6 at work today with windows 10 pro and a local account, then an update to windows 11 pro.

View: https://youtu.be/2ZY42_Dl0ck?si=mjx8RPCCnkBJ0zN4


Using MBR2GPT

Watch that video please. Do I need to cover both of my drives from mbr to gpt? Or just the one installing Windows 11 onto? Thank you

 

[Fluffydog]

Go here and download the installation assistant.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

When the setup starts it will make you download their pc health check tool to verify your computer is acceptable for windows 11. Have it run the check after installing and then refresh the windows 11 installer. It should continue as normal and eventually reboot.

Local account should be fine. Just formatted a surface pro 6 at work today with windows 10 pro and a local account, then an update to windows 11 pro.

This is the answer! Thank you!