Can I also play ARK for Xbox without a live account on a laptop (Windows 10)?

Next month I will get a laptop to the UK… I know that Xbox games can be played on a laptop with Windows 10, but I wanted to ask if I could then play multiplayer on the laptop as I did not have a live account I was extremely happy to learn that you can play Xbox games on a laptop, but I don't know if you still have a live account to play multiplayer, it would be a shame if it wasn't would go… Can you install mods (like Gaia mod, Steampunk etc.)? Because it doesn't work on Xbox, thank you for your answers.

You can't play multiplayer without an Xbox Live account. Create one by downloading the Xbox console companion onto your laptop.

Your Microsoft account is actually your Xbox live account