Use a local account on Win 11

For those considering moving to Win 11 from 10 or who have already done so here is a useful article about how to install with a local account (or change to) which will help reduce Microsoft's propensity to take over and bugger up your hardware...........

Of course if you are happy to sync everything left right and one drive then no need to read.

The comments page is also quite interesting.

 https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/set_up_windows11_local_account/

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If you're setting up your own computer, rather than using a centrally managed one, Windows 11 assumes you have and want to associate the PC with a Microsoft account during installation. That's a problem if you place a higher premium on your privacy than the convenience of having your settings and files synchronized across multiple computers you might log into. It's an even bigger problem if you're setting up a PC for someone else, 

I came across the article after reading the Win 11 rant thread so was inspired to post by that. It may be useful to you @cliveshep although I think you may have sorted yourself already.