There is a number of benefits of using Microsoft Account. Personally I like the wallpaper sync most of all 🙂 But in some cases you may want to create a local user account in Windows 10. And it is very easy. Read our step-by-step guide below.
How to create a local user on Windows 10
Open the Control Panel:
In Small Icons view select User accounts:
Click on Manage another account link:
Click on Add a new user in PC settings:
Click on Add someone else on this PC:
Lick on I don’t have this person’s sign-in information:
Select Add a user without a Microsoft account:
Fill in the credentials of the new user and press Next:
If you want new user to be admin on this PC, click on the user name, select Change account type:
Select Administrator and click OK:
How to create a local user in Windows 10 using command prompt
Do the following:
1. Launch an elevated command prompt.
2. Then type the command:
net user Username Password /add
Example:
If you wish new user to be admin type the following:
net localgroup administators Username /add
Example:
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Adam Swift Adam is a real tech maniac. He likes to spend time testing phones, tablets, laptops, as well as any other technical devices, and write practical manuals on their functions. He often sleeps all day, but always works at night. Adam bought his first computer in 1999, being an absolute beginner who never held a computer mouse in his hands. He began to study Windows, constantly experimented and often crashed the operating system. But six months later, he was able to reinstall Windows 98 from a scratch on his own, fix almost any software problem on a PC, he also did hardware upgrades and realized that computers, operating systems and programs are now his biggest passion. In addition, Adam has always been a big lover of phones. With the advent of smartphones with Android OS, he began to pick at them much more than in computers. Now Adam loves to study privacy issues in instant messengers, blocking unwanted calls and other nuances related to privacy and security on the network. You can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tunecomp