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@WSaltamirano Your question is not stupid. In fact, Microsoft support forums are full of posts where those who only use a Microsoft Account to sign-on to Windows are unable to use their systems when, for any reason, the internet is not available.
In my opinion that is another good reason to stick with using a local account. Even if the internet is unavailable you still have access to your data.
My question is: when someone has a Microsoft account and there is an internet interruption/failure, what is the behaviour of the PC at start up if you can’t loggin to your account ?
A Microsoft account can still be used without internet access.
The mechanism behind offline login with a Microsoft account involves caching encrypted credentials locally on the device. When you first log in with your Microsoft account, Windows securely stores a hash of your password in its local database. This allows the system to verify your credentials without needing to connect to Microsoft’s servers during subsequent logins.
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