If this happens, will it be a mass exodus to Linux/Mac? Or will people just live with it? The fact that the Steam Deck has shown great promise in playing games on Linux has made me reconsider Windows yet again.
How are you having issues with getting a local account? It’s pretty straightforward to get one.
Worst case just disconnect the computer when you are installing Windows and it’ll force a local account…
I am not having issues, they just made it complicated for the average user in Win11.
And no, installing offline does not force a local account anymore, it just keeps asking you to go online unless you do another workaround usually too complicated for the average user.