Windows 10: Win-10 How do I create a generic user account template?

Greetings!


No, I'm not a huge, fancy, IT admin type guy - though I have worked with computers for decades. . . .


I DO get the plum task of configuring, setting-up, fixing, (etc.) computers for everyone in the family, etc.


What happens is that I either build out a computer, set up one that has been newly purchased, rebuild one, and so on. In the process I usually go through the exact same steps every time:


1. Create a user

2. Modify the Start pane to remove unneeded apps/items and add the things I want pasted there.

3. Modify task-bar properties.

4. Modify the user's desktop to hide certain things and show others.


. . . . and so on. Every single time.


The systems are either Win-10 home, or Pro.


Question:

Is there a way I can create a user "template" (or whatever you call it), that would allow me to drop it into a new or rebuilt machine and do things like:

1. Create a user named "X", with specific, pre-defined properties, defaults, desktop settings, etc.

2. Activate and provide a password for the hidden Administrator user. (I always do this so I have access to a machine, no matter how badly banged-up it may have become.)

3. Apply preset properties, defaults, desktop settings, etc. for the Admin user.


Note that none of these machines are on a domain, neither do any of them use a Microsoft account - all accounts are "local".


Any ideas?


Thanks!


Jim "JR"

:)

 

New Account/User Issues

Hi,

When you create a new user account, Windows uses the Default user profile as a template to construct the files for the newly created user account. You might be experiencing issues creating new accounts due to a corrupt Default profile. To
resolve the issue, we suggest reinstating the Default folder in the
Users directory by following these steps:

• Log in as an administrator.
• Open the C:\Users folder using Windows Explorer.
• Rename the Default user profile folder to Default.OLD.
• Download a zip of C:\Users\Default from a Windows 10 installation that doesn't have this problem.
  
• Unzip the non-corrupt Default profile into C:\Users.
• Try logging in to the new user account and check if the problem is resolved.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

Remove account


I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
   
   Code:

   net user test /del

 

Am unable to create a new user. Accounts -> Add someone else to this PC options is not working to create a new account.

Hi Pawan,

Do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Try few of the troubleshooting steps below and check if it helps.

I suggest you to sign out from the current user account, restart the computer, sign-in and check with the status of this issue. As this might be a temporary issue.

Follow the below steps to create a new user account:

• Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard, click on
  Control Panel.
• Select User Accounts, click on Manage another account.
• Select Add a new user in PC settings, click on
  Add someone else to this PC and follow onscreen instructions.

Refer to: Create a local user account
in Windows 10

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of creating a new user account for further assistance.

Thank you.