▷ How to create user windows 10 【step by step】

If we want to keep our personal files safe from our children or other people who regularly enter our team, it is best to have several users for access. If you still don't know, in this new step-by-step we show you how to create a Windows 10 user in several different ways. Choose the one you like.

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There are several ways to create a Windows 10 user, so we will explain each and every one of them in detail. Depending on the case, it is more or less advantageous to use each of them.

Note: In order to create a Windows 10 user, in any case we will need to have an administrator type user on our computer. our main user will always be of this type.

Create Windows 10 user from the configuration panel

The first method that we will see is, of course, the best known and simplest for the inexperienced user. Although it is not faster as we will see with the previous ones. So let's proceed.

We are going to go to our start menu and we are going to give the gear wheel icon (Configuration) to access the configuration panel. Now we will locate the icon of a doll that says "Accounts" and we will access it

Now in the left side menu we are going to access the "Family and other people" option. Within this section, we will have to look at the "Other people" section.

To create a user we will have to click on the button with the "+" symbol and the title "Add another person to this team". Let's do it. A new window will appear for the wizard to create a new account.

Here we will have two options for creating a user account. Depending on what interests us we can choose between the following:

Using a Microsoft account: there is no possibility to create a Windows 10 user through an email account (Hotmail) or another type of account belonging to the Microsoft family. This account will exist both on the computer and on the Internet. Creating a local user account: in this case the account will only exist on the computer and will not be linked to any email or other account.

The most advisable thing would be to make a user account from a Microsoft account, since it would be more secure and we would have the possibility of recovering the password in case of loss. This will not be available for a local account.

Create a user account with Microsoft account

From the current screen in which we are we write the email of the interested person. And click on "Next". With this the account will be created.

The user's password will be the one they currently have in their Microsoft account, so they must be entered every time they want to access their profile on the computer.

Create a local user account

Being again on the start screen of the wizard to create a Windows 10 user, we will do the following:

Click on the option "I do not have the login data of this person".

Now on the next screen we can directly create a Microsoft online account for this new user. In such case we would be before the procedure of the previous section.

We are going to choose the option "Add a user without a Microsoft account"

We can already enter the username and password if we want it to have one. If not, we will only have to leave the corresponding boxes empty, then click on next and the account will be created.

Remove an account

If what we want is to remove one of the accounts that we have on the computer, we must do the following:

In the user account configuration window we choose the account we want to delete. We will give "Remove"

Next, it will seem like a confirmation window where we must give "Delete account and data". The account will be deleted.

This process is valid with both local user accounts and Microsoft accounts that have a user on the computer. Obviously in what affects the team, the account will continue to exist on the internet.

Create Windows 10 user with netplwiz

This is another method to create a Windows 10 user graphically on our computer. In addition, we will have more visible options than in the previous case. it is aimed at slightly more advanced users. We will have to do the following:

We go to the start menu and write "netplwiz". In the option that appears, press Enter or click.

A window will open for managing user accounts. We are only interested in the content of the "Users" tab

To create a user, click on "add…". Again, a window will open where we can create a user account with the Microsoft account or a local user (option: "log in without a Microsoft account")

We will create a local account, so we click on this last option.

Again we click on the "Local Account" button . Finally we can put the username and password if we want

But from this window we will not only be able to do this. We can also assign a membership group to the user that we have created. To do this, click on the "Properties" button with the selected user.

Now we go to the "Group Membership" tab of the new window that appears. Here we can select: standard user, administrators or others available by default in the system.

To delete the user in this case, we just have to select it and click on the "Remove" button. After a confirmation window, the user will be deleted.

Create Windows 10 user with commands in PowerShell

One of the utilities that Microsoft already implemented in Windows 8 is PowerShell. A command window that was intended to give the same possibilities that Linux users have with its much used Terminal.

But Windows is characterized by its graphical environment and its windows and infinite configuration wizards. However, we also want to bring this possibility to this tutorial and with it, give the importance it deserves to this PowerShell.

To access the terminal we go to Start and right click on it. We choose the option "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)"

Once inside this terminal, we are going to create a user without a password, we write:
New-LocalUser -Name " "–NoPassword

Where, in put the username in quotes

Now we are going to create a user with a password, we will have to write two different lines:

$ Password = Read-Host –AsSecureString

Press Enter and then write the password.

This command creates a secure variable in which a password is entered that will be used by the user creation command. Now:

New-LocalUser -Name " -Password $ Password

We can also add more details to the gutter:

New-LocalUser -Name " "-Password $ Password -FullName" ”-Description“ ”

Assign user to a group

For the user to be functional, they must belong to a group, otherwise it will not appear as such. Now we will have to add the new user created to a group. For this we can look at what groups are available:

Get-LocalGroup

We will be shown all the available groups and a description of each one of them.

In our case we are going to assign it to the "Users" group:

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Users" -Member " ”

In this way the user will be inserted in the designated group.

We will verify that the user has been created correctly. For this we write:

Get-LocalUser

All available users on the computer will be listed.

Delete a user with PowerShell

Now what we are going to do is delete a user that we have created. For this we write the following:

Remove-LocalUser -Name " ”

In this way the user will be eliminated

If you lose the password of your local user you will have problems, that's why we recommend:

These are three possible ways to create a Windows 10 user, there are still some more: using the command prompt (CMD) or from the Control Panel. But with these they are enough. Which shape do you like best? If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments.