Windows 10: How can I create user accounts on PC under win 10 pro and login accordingly?

by default a win10 home or pro appears to want to use a ms account with pin.


However, I want to use traditional local user accounts. How can I do this?

Where can I create accounts?

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User accounts, PIN login & Account Settings not working anymore in Windows 10 Build 14316

Hi,



Thanks for the update.



Please reply, did you check if the built-in administrator account was enabled before rebooting the PC?



Please enable the built-in administrator account by following the steps suggested in the above post, lock the PC (Press
Windows logo + L keys on the keyboard) and check if the built-in administrator user is enabled on the PC.



If enabled, login into the built-in administrator account and check in the
Control panel if the accounts created on the PC are shown. To check the accounts created in
Control panel, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Control panel from the context menu.
• Select User accounts and click on User accounts
  from the left side panel of the window.
• Click on Manage another account and check if the accounts created on the PC is shown in the window.

Write to us with the status of the issue for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Pro (1703): Unable to create new user accounts

Corrupt User Profiles are common in Windows, especially after the upgrade from Windows 8.1/7 to Windows 10, and various solutions for this problem could be applied, depending on the situation and error message you receive. Users say that user profile can
become corrupted because a lot of things, so we don’t know exactly what causing this issue.

Follow these workaround to create a new user profile.

• Restart your computer, and login to the admin account again (it’s better to use this account, than account you just created)
• Navigate to the corrupt user account (it’s on the disk you have Windows installed on (usually C, under Users)
• Open your corrupted user profile and copy content form it to your new user profile
• Once everything is done, logout from your admin account, and log back in to the new account, and your settings should be transferred.

Also, check if you enabling hidden admin account will resolve the issue. Follow the steps provided below.

• Restart your computer and boot into
  Safe Mode.
• Open Command Prompt (by right-clicking on the Start Menu button, and choosing Command Prompt Admin)
• Type in the following command and press Enter: net user administrator /active:yes
• You should get “The command completed successfully” message. Reboot your computer.

You have activated the admin account, and it will be available to login on the next boot. So, when your computer starts, just login into the admin account and follow the steps below, to create a new user profile:

• Go to Settings, and then to Accounts
• Go to Family and other users
• Click on Add someone else to this computer
• Follow the instructions and finish the creation of new users profile.

We hope this solution helped you to restore your user profile.

 

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.