Depending on the type of account you want, there are several ways to create a new user on Windows 11. You can create a new user with a Microsoft account, a local account, or a family account.

Microsoft's relentless push for users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft account is hard to ignore, especially with Windows 11 making it tougher to bypass this requirement.

The workaround, shared by X user @witherornot1337, lets users set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of being forced to log in with a Microsoft account.

You can remove the Microsoft account requirement, skip all the data collection-related questions, and create a local user account, all in one go, making for a much quicker and easier setup.

To add a local account to Windows 11, first navigate to Settings->Accounts. Then scroll down and click "Other Users." Click the Add account button. In the dialog box that pops up, click "I don't have ...

Windows 10 allowed users to create local accounts by default, and even early versions of Windows 11 Pro included a local setup path.

A previously unknown trick lets you easily bypass using a Microsoft Account in Windows 11, just as Microsoft tries to make it harder to use local accounts.