Though I am convinced this is intentional, i.e. a backdoor and not a bug, it should be noted that for goverment agencies there was already access anyway:
They also seem suitable for using a secret sharing scheme.
I have Microsoft authenticator requests all day every day. Using aliases has helped but somehow they continue. It's only a matter of time before somehow accidentally I approve.
Which has simply led to me not putting anything of high value in my Microsoft account and not using it for my email.
Local accounts still work fine for Win 11 Pro, I installed it a few days ago using a clean ISO directly from Microsoft. No special patching or command line stuff needed, making a local account is part of the official install process.
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-on-lo...
https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/microsoft-blocking-local-...