How to Create a Local User Account in Windows 11 – MUO – MakeUseOf
You can easily create local user accounts in Windows 11. Here’s how.
Multiple user accounts are a huge convenience for Windows users. Specially if your PC is accessed by multiple users, or you’re working in a shared office space environment.
Apart from improving your account security, multiple accounts also help you improve your workflow by neatly separating your account settings and files. Now, Windows users are lucky in that apart from the official Microsoft user account, they also have an option to choose an offline local account, which they can access by avoiding any hassles from Microsoft.
In this article we’ve covered the exact methods you need to create a local user account. Let’s get started.
Netplwiz is a free utility for helping you manage your user accounts in Windows. Think of it as a Control Panel for user accounts.
You can add new accounts, remove old ones, change or remove passwords, tweak the accounts type, and so on.
To create a local user account with netplwiz, follow the steps below:
Once you've completed these steps, your account will be successfully created, and you’ll be taken back to the User accounts tab. The newly created account will be available in the list of accounts there. If you decide to delete your account at a later time, though, you can check out our detailed guide on how to remove user accounts in Windows 11.
Another simple method in our arsenal, you can access the Settings app and create your local account in a few steps. Here’s how:
When you’ve followed the above steps correctly, your account will be created in a few seconds. You’ll then be returned to the Settings menu, where you can see the new account along with other accounts.
Note: Make sure you enter a password that you can recall easily later on, so as to avoid any account access issues. If you use the PC at home, we’d suggest you make a note of it and keep the password someplace safe. Although there are ways to retrieve your account in case of password loss, it’s better to be prepared for situations like these.
The Command prompt is a free text-based interpreter available in all the Windows operating systems. It works by taking inputs for the keyboard and then executing the tasks based on these inputs.
You can create a local user account with the help of the Command Prompt. Here’s how:
In the above command, replace the keywords username and password with a relevant username and password of your liking. Also, make sure you’ve stored the password at a proper place. Because unlike in the Settings methods above, here you don't get an option to set security questions. So if you forget the password, you would've no way to access it again.
If you've followed the above steps and a local user account will be created instantly. If you see something like, "The command completed successfully,” as shown above, then you can feel rest assured that a new local account has been created. To verify the account, go to the Start menu and click on your profile. You'll see all the additional accounts there, along with your newly created account.
If you’re running the Pro version of Windows instead of the popular, basic Home version, then you can use Computer Management for adding a local user account.
Computer Management is a collection of administrative Windows tools that let you manage a local or remote Windows computer. Apart from app management and monitoring, you can also optimize your Windows sessions and view system properties with Computer Management.
To create a local user account with it, follow the steps below:
Now fill in all the relevant credentials for your new account; choose a suitable username and password, and a new account will be created instantly.
And that’s everything about local accounts, folks. Although the methods to set up a local user account are diverse in approach, they all end up giving you the same local user account. So pick the method that’s suited to your specific situation, and down with creating a new account.
Another feature of the user accounts is that, if after some time you’d like to change your user account type for some reason, you can do so early with the help of similar methods available in Windows.
There are two main types of Windows 10 user account. Learn how to switch between them with ease.
Shaant is a Staff Writer at MUO. A graduate in Computer Applications, he uses his passion for writing to explain complex stuff in plain English. When not researching or writing, he can be found enjoying a good book, running, or hanging out with friends.
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