This time, we will show you how to add a local user account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
If you want to add a user account but don't want to create a Microsoft account, you can add a regular user account that is not a Microsoft account.
A user account that is not a Microsoft account is called a "local user account."
How to add a local user account
1. Press Windows Key + I to open Settings.
Windows 10
2. Click "Account."
3. Click "Family & other users" on the left.
4. Next, click "Add someone else to this PC" on the right.
Windows 11
2. Click "Account" on the left.
3. Click "Family and other users" on the right.
The latest version says "Other users" instead of "Family and other users."
4. Click the "Add Account" button on the right side next to "Add other users."
From here on, the operations are common to both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
5. You will be asked "How does this user sign in?" Click on the text "I don't have sign-in information for this user."
6. The "Create an account" screen will appear, so click on "Add a user without a Microsoft account."
The following image is a Windows 10 screen.
The following image is a Windows 11 screen.
7. After you enter your username and password, you will be asked a security question.
There are three security questions, all of which must be answered.
8. Once you have finished entering the information, click "Next."
Your account will then be created.
Change your account type from "Standard User" to "Administrator"
Newly created accounts default to standard users and do not have administrative privileges.
To change a standard user to an administrator, some configuration is required.
1. If you want to make the newly created account an administrator, click the arrow "∨" to the right of the account name.
2. More options will appear, so click "Change account type."
3. The "Change account type" screen will appear. Select ① "Administrator" and click OK.
You will then see "Administrator" appear before "Local Account".
Sign in to the user account you created
Once you sign out, you will see the account you just added.
1. Click the "Sign in" button and enter the password you set to sign in. (If you have not set a password, you will be signed in immediately.)
2. When you sign in to the created user account for the first time, the following initial setup screen will be displayed. Please wait a few minutes.
3. "Select your device's privacy settings" will be displayed. Read the items and set them to "Yes" or "No."
There are four options, so click on the ones you don't need and set them to "No."
4. Once the settings are complete, click "Next".
*Once you set something, the "Next" button will change to the "Agree" button.
After a while, you will be signed in and the desktop will appear.
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