As the previous article described, Microsoft now demands a Microsoft account for Windows 11 setup. How do you dodge it?
Two ways. One, if you’re running Windows 11 Pro, you can tell it to go with a domain join instead. This allows you to create a local admin, with no password if you like. But I do recommend a password.
Second way. Go ahead and sign in with a Microsoft account. I have an email address called screwmicrosoft(at)realark.com. I sign up with that account, boot to a desktop, create a local admin user, log out, log in as the new admin, and delete screwmicrosoft(at)realark.com.