saved by "https://localwp.com/ doesn't work if you have a 'sPeCiAl cHaRaCtEr' in your windows username", phew …
@jollysea docker on Windows is a bit of a hassle (you need WSL for it) but it'd give you a self-contained installation that you could mount your theme folder into
@noiob no idea. what I want is to have a local wordpress installation on my laptop, so I can work on a theme. tought localwp would be an easy solution for that.
but years ago I made a grave mistake chosing "joël" as my windows username. I run into problems with software/games every few months because of it.