Windows 10: Add or Update Security Questions for Local Account in Windows 10

How to: Add or Update Security Questions for Local Account in Windows 10


Information Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, Microsoft added the use of security questions to local accounts in Windows 10.

Security questions will provide an extra layer of protection for your local account in case you forget your password.

Available security questions for local account:

• What was your first pet's name?
• What's the name of the city where you were born?
• What was your childhood nickname?
• What's the name of the city where your parents met?
• What's the first name of your oldest cousin?
• What's the name of the first school you attended?

If you already have a reset your password, whereupon clicking you’ll be prompted to enter the answers to your security questions.

This tutorial will show you how to add or update your security questions for your local account in Windows 10.


Here's How:

1. Sign in to your local account.

2. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Accounts icon.

3. Click/tap on Sign-on options on the left side, and click/tap on the Update your security questions link under the Password section on the right side. (see screenshot below)



4. Type the password for your local account, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



5. Select your security questions in the drop menu, enter your answers for them one at a time, and click/tap on Finish when done. (see screenshot below)



6. You can now close Settings if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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:)

 

Local account installation question

I'm fairly certain that Skip this step was available in 10.0.130 - the workaround in Step 20 (back button) is no longer required.

The currently known, as of 10.0.130, ways to create a Local account sign-in are

• Skip this step at the MS account creation phase
• No Internet connection during the install
• static IP (post# 2 by Fragment) - New (to me anyway)

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172985

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Password Security Questions for Windows 10 S Mode

Hello jgkwiatek,

Is this for a local account or Microsoft account on the computer? The security questions are only available for a local account.

How to Tell if Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10

Add or Update Security Questions for Local Account in Windows 10

If it's a Microsoft account, you could turn on two-step verification to make it more secure.

Turn On or Off Microsoft Account Two-step Verification

 

How to remove security questions and answers for local user accounts?

Hello!

At installation of Windows 10 April 2018 Update ( Windows 10 version 1803 ) using bootable media I am prompted to choose 3 security questions from a list of common questions and to write the answers for them.

This should serve the purpose of account recovery in case I forget the password.

The problem is that these questions are very common and many people know the answers or can get some hints by doing a search on the web.

I want to remove these questions and answers.

In "Settings" app -> Accounts -> Sign-in options -> "Update your security questions" there are the same questions as in Setup.

Does anyone have any idea on how to remove the questions and their answers for a local user account?

Thank you!