Creating a local account after the fact and removing the MS account linked Windows account is another option. No need to mess with sysadmin tools for deploying Windows.

But then you can input all your preferences for the install as you wish, before being whisked through to the fully functioning Windows 11— without a connected Microsoft account.

A new workaround that bypasses the Microsoft account requirement when setting up a Windows 11 PC has been discovered. This comes right after an old workaround was plugged by the company.