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Setting up Windows 11 with a Local Account

A few days back I was spring cleaning my laptop when I realized that if I reinstall Windows 11 using my Microsoft account, the folder created for my profile is named rajti or something similar. This did not make much sense to me. The only other option I had to avoid this conundrum was to reinstall Windows 11 with a local account.

I had done that a couple of times before, but it had been a while and I had forgotten the commands. A quick search told me the old methods still work on Windows 11. Here's the one I used, as a reminder for future me in case I need to reinstall Windows 11 again: