How To Create Windows New Profile
How To Create Windows New Profile
You can create a local user account (an offline account) for anyone
who will frequently use your PC. The best option in most cases, though,
is for everyone who uses your PC to have a Microsoft account. With a Microsoft account, you can access your apps, files, and Microsoft services across your devices.
If needed, the local user account can have administrator
permissions; however, it's better to just create a local user account
whenever possible.
As you create an account, remember that choosing a password and keeping
it safe are essential steps. Because we don’t know your password, if you
forget it or lose it, we can't recover it for you
Windows 10
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If you're using Windows 10, version 1803 and later, you can add security questions as you'll see in step 4 under Create a local user account. With answers to your security questions, you can reset your Windows 10 local account password. Not sure which version you have? You can check your version.
Create a local user account
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Select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Family & other users. (In some versions of Windows you'll see Other users.)
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Select Add someone else to this PC.
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Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.
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Enter a user name, password, or password hint—or choose security questions—and then select Next.
Change a local user account to an administrator account
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Select Start > Settings > Accounts .
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Under Family & other users, select the account owner name (you should see "Local Account" below the name), then select Change account type.
Windows 11
Create a local user account
1 . Select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Family & other users. (In some versions of Windows you'll see Other users.)
2 .Next to Add other user, select Add account.
3 .Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.
4.Enter a user name, password, or password hint—or choose security questions—and then select Next
Change a local user account to an administrator account
1. Select Start > Settings > Accounts .
2. Under Family & other users, select the account owner name (you should see "Local account" below the name), then select Change account type.
3 .Under Account type, select Administrator, and then select OK.
4 .Sign in with the new administrator account.