Windows 10: Cannot set up new user

Discus and support Cannot set up new user in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I recently bought a Lenovo laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 10. Went through the set up process, using an admin login that was not a... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by denfedavi, Sep 5, 2016.

  1. denfedavi Win User

    Cannot set up new user


    I recently bought a Lenovo laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 10. Went through the set up process, using an admin login that was not a Microsoft account. Several folks need to use this computer and when I try to set up a new user, first I get a black box with nothing in it, then I get the spinning circle for about 25 minutes, then it goes away and I am still looking at the "add Family members" screen. Can I add family members (users) without a Microsoft log in?

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    denfedavi, Sep 5, 2016
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  2. Andre Da Costa, Sep 5, 2016
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  3. microsoft user set up on new laptop

    Someone has been using my email account, I'm sure accidentally, as she tried to capitalize one letter in the same gmail account but doesn't seem to realize that doesn't give her the account, and I occasionally get receipts in her name. When I set up my laptop
    it has her name under administrator. How can I change this? I have changed my Microsoft account with this email to my name. I have edited on my setting the profile to my name, admin keeps showing up as her name. Please let me know how to change this, very
    annoying. Thanks.

    [Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Install, upgrade, & activate / PC]
     
    RoxsannRoberts, Sep 5, 2016
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  4. dalchina New Member

    Cannot set up new user

    dalchina, Sep 6, 2016
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