Current status: wading through the mass of bullshit questions upon setting up a fresh Windows 11 PC.
@1efe3b1d personal bookmark: to use a local account during the setup of #Windows11, you'd need to be offline and run "oobe\BypassNRO". Source: https://blog.notebooksbilliger.de/praxis-tipp-windows-11-ohne-microsoft-konto-installieren/