The problem with Microsoft Account in Windows is that it brought a lot of bloatware with it - Microsoft Teams for my gaming PC, really? And keep nagging me for installing some "shiny new feature" that I don't want... The account association from MacOS is less intrusive at least, and prevent thefts from happening that often (you can remotely wipe or lock activation). The Microsoft one probably can do that too but it doesn't seem to be as effective...
Here are 2 ways to skip that.
During the stage where you are asked to connect to internet:
1. Shift-F10
2. In the command prompt, type OOBE\BypassNRO.cmd (you can use tab for auto-complete)
This will reboot the setup and then you have the option to select not to connect to internet and use local account again.
Since early Jan, 2024, it seems like the latest Windows 11 installation doesn't allow Shift-F10 anymore (cough.... Lenovo....). Here's a still-working way to bypass that (likely used by Software QA in MSFT):
1. Connect to internet
2. Enter this account: 1@1.com; Password: test
3. It will say "there's something wrong..." and allow you to proceed with local account
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