[sumthinprofound]

last I checked I would need to login to my local machine with a Microsoft account to do a clean install. deal breaker.

[gscott]

Before installing windows disconnect from the Internet. Otherwise it forces you to use a Microsoft Account.

[LeoPanthera]

Windows 11 for ARM cannot be installed at all without an internet connection. I imagine it's only a matter of time before this applies to Intel as well.

[nonamenoslogan]

Or just tick the "I don't have Internet" blurb on the account screen.

[manwe150]

I just set up a clean install with only a local account. It isn’t the first option presented, but it was available