How to create and remove user accounts in Windows 10

A user
account is essential for managing multiple users on a computer. It is where
your configurations and favorites are stored and where account limits are
enforced. The main user must have a Microsoft account but all other users can
use either Microsoft or local user accounts. Today we will show you how to create
and remove user accounts in Windows 10.

Create a user account in
Windows 10

If you have
multiple users who all spend time on a single computer, user accounts are
essential for controlling each user’s impact on the others. Any changes to
color, themes, desktop icons, favorites and more can be saved to each
individual account and not affect any others. For that alone they are worth
using!

Also, if
you have users who like to mess around with computer settings, a limited user
accounts protects your computer from the worst of that fiddling.

Local user
accounts don’t require a Microsoft login so I’ll show you how to create one of
those.

Here’s how
to create a local user account.

1. Right click the Windows Start button
   and select Settings.
2. Select Accounts and Family &
   Other Users.
3. Select Add someone else to this PC.
4. Select I don't have this person's
   sign-in information to create a local account.
5. Select Add a user without a
   Microsoft account.
6. Enter a username and a password
   twice. Add a password hint.
7. Select Next to complete setup.

Whenever
you want to switch users, select the Windows Start button, select the current
user and select your new account from the list.

Remove a user account from
Windows 10

If you have
multiple user accounts and no longer need them, it takes less than a minute to
remove them.

1. Right
   click the Windows Start button and select Settings and then Accounts.
2. Navigate
   to Family & Other Users. You should see all users in the right pane.
3. Select
   the user you want to remove and select Remove.
4. Confirm
   when prompted.

The user
and their configuration details will be removed from the computer. You can
repeat this as many times as you need as long as the main owner account remains
in place.

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