Learn how to Install WordPress on your Windows Computer Using Bitnami WAMP.
Bitnami has images that can install the specific applications on the desktop. They seem to be helping out for the application development. So if you want to install application such as wordpress on desktop and learn how to make themes and plugins. You can see that there are many WAMP software out there. And you should be able to install the Bitnami's WAMP image for the wordpress and easily use the wordpress on the desktop.
Check out the video that shows how to install wordpress on desktop.
You can alternatively install the recent version of wordpress and then use the Bitnami WAMP and then just upgrade if there is any new version. So that sort of option that can be really good for those who are working with theme development. And same can be said about the plugin development.
Installing wordpress on your own system keeps it open only to you. Unless ofcourse you make the specific ports public for outside IPs to access. So that's another thing. And you can check it out in further wordpress development courses. You can find a lot of information outside on this.
Check out Udemy Courses for more options for the WordPress development.