Windows 11 comes with many cool features and a refreshing new graphical interface, including a centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corners windows, themes, and colors that make any Windows device stand out. These fancy changes can also confuse students and new users. Old ways that most are familiar with are buried deep and hidden from the average users. Now there are new ways to do things and we’re going to show you here. To do any administrative task in Windows 11 requires administrative rights. You must be an administrator or remember the administers group. An additional user account is an administrative task that requires administrative rights. You can not add users’ accounts if you are not an administrator. To get started with adding new users to Windows 11, follow the steps below:
Add new users from System Settings
Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Accounts, and select Family & other users on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. On the Family & other uses settings page, under Other users, click the Add account button highlighted below. Windows 11 will automatically opt to create a Microsoft online account for the new user. Windows automatically tries to sign you up for a Microsoft online account. Microsoft account is an online email address and password that you use with Outlook.com, Hotmail, Office, OneDrive, Skype, Xbox, and Windows. If you want to add a Microsoft account, then you can type in the user email address and continue. To create a new local account, click I don’t have this person’s sign-in information. Next, Microsoft still wants you to create an online account. Again, we’re not creating online accounts here. To continue creating a local account, click Add a user without a Microsoft account link as shown below. Next, type in the user name and create a password. You’ll also have to create password hints to you can reset them in cases where you forget them. Finally, click Next to complete the user account creation. From here you can log off or restart the computer and a new user account should display on the login screen. Conclusion: This post showed you how to create a new Windows 11 local account. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
