Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro USB (Local Account Question)

I am going to be purchasing Windows 10 Pro for my new upcoming gaming pc and I have a question will I be able to create a local account?

I have read a lot of stuff online about Microsoft hiding this feature and I really don't want to sign up for a Microsoft account since I really only use Google and Gmail.

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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)

 

Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts using Local Group Policy Editor

How to Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts in Windows 10


Starting with 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 youll be prompted to enter the answers to your security questions.

Starting with reset their passwords at sign in.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the use of security questions for local accounts to reset passwords in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable security questions for local accounts.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts using Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Two: Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Security questions for local accounts enabled and disabled in Windows 10
















OPTION ONE

Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts using Local Group Policy Editor

*note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two below.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Credential User Interface




3. In the right pane of Credential User Interface in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

*note Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




7. When finished, close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.







OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

NoLocalPasswordResetQuestions DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable


1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Use_of_security_questions_for_local_accounts.reg





3. To Disable Use of Security Questions for Local Accounts
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Use_of_security_questions_for_local_accounts.reg




4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Add a Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10
• How to Add or Update Security Questions for Local Account in Windows 10
• How to Reset Password of Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10

 

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