How to add another user on your computer. Creating a user in Windows using the control userpasswords2 command
Welcome back to my blog and now we will look at the pressing issue of how to add a local user in Windows 10. It’s clear that Windows will strongly recommend an account named after itself, how could it be otherwise :) But this is not necessary in all cases and not everyone wants it (what if Windows will keep track of me? No, we’ll manage somehow local recording). Or guests have come to stay with you for a few days and want to sit at the computer. You don't want to let guests into your private space virtual space, already configured and lived in. And the guests are so dense that they still don’t have registration Microsoft records, what a horror! Just kidding, just kidding) But nevertheless, the ability to create a local user in Windows 10 is left, which we will use.
Method 1. Standard
So let's get started. Visit us at: Start -> Options -> Accounts. You can also quickly get to Settings by pressing the combination Win+I.
In the accounts window, click on the tab on the left Family and other users. Then click in the section Other users link Add a user for this computer.
We will now begin the user creation process, during which Windows will strongly recommend a network account. At first, Windows, in its simplicity, will think that you want to add a user with a Microsoft account and the first thing it will do is ask you to enter their email or phone number. But we say our firm “No!” and click on the little invisible link below I don't have this person's login information.
But Windows is not going to give up so quickly and offers to create a new Microsoft account. This, of course, is not part of our plans and we again click on the small and inconspicuous link below with the name Add user without account Microsoft.
Windows 10 is beginning to understand that we are determined and will go to the bitter end. And in the next window we are finally allowed to create a local account. Enter the username, for example, User2 and password if necessary. You can do without a password, it’s at your discretion. And we complete the process with the Next button.
Well, here it is, our local happiness is on the list) By the way, you can delete an unnecessary user or one that has become unnecessary if you select the account and select Delete.
By default, it is created standard user with limited rights. If you are happy with this, then you don’t need to change anything, and if you want to promote the user to Administrator, then click on his name and select Change account type. Select Administrator from the list and confirm with OK.
And now I’ll show you another way to create a user, a more cunning one)
Method 2. Tricky-advanced
Open the Run window using the Win + R key combination. Enter one of the commands there: netplwiz or control userpasswords2. Both options will bring up the same window. Press OK or Enter on the keyboard.
User Accounts shows a list of accounts on your computer. Press the button Add… and let's start creating a new user.
Windows 10 will again cheerfully advise us to create a Microsoft account. We'll also cheerfully ignore this advice and click on the little inconspicuous link below: Sign in without a Microsoft account.
operating room Windows system 7 provides an excellent opportunity for multiple users to work on one device. All you have to do is switch to your account using the standard interface and get into your customized workspace. The most common Windows edition supports enough users on board so that the whole family can use the computer.
You can create accounts immediately after installing a fresh one. operating system. This action is available immediately and is very simple if you follow the instructions in this article. Different working environments will share a separately configured system interface and parameters of some programs for the most convenient use computer.
You can create a local account on Windows 7 using built-in tools, using additional programs not required. The only requirement is that the user must have sufficient access rights to make such changes to the system. Usually, problems with this do not arise if you create new accounts using the user who appeared first after installing a fresh operating system.
Method 1: Control Panel
- On the label "My computer", which is located on the desktop, left-click twice. At the top of the window that opens, find the button "Open Control Panel", click on it once.
- In the header of the window that opens, we enable a convenient type of display of elements using a drop-down menu. Selecting a setting "Small Icons". After that, just below we find the item "User accounts", click on it once.
- This window contains items that are responsible for setting up the current account. But you need to go to the settings of other accounts, for which we click on the button "Manage another account". We confirm the existing level of access to system parameters.
- Now the screen will display all the accounts that are in this moment exist on the computer. Immediately below the list you need to click on the button "Create an account".
- Now the initial parameters of the account being created open. First you need to provide a name. This can be either its purpose or the name of the person who will use it. You can set absolutely any name, using both Latin and Cyrillic alphabet.
Next, specify the account type. By default, it is proposed to set normal access rights, as a result of which any fundamental change in the system will be accompanied by a request for an administrator password (if it is installed in the system), or wait necessary permits from the account of a higher rank. If this account will be used by an inexperienced user, then to ensure the security of data and the system as a whole, it is still advisable to leave him with ordinary rights, and issue elevated ones if necessary.
- Confirm the entered data. After this, a new item will appear in the list of users, which we already saw at the very beginning of our journey.
- While this user does not have his own data as such. To complete the creation of your account, you need to go to it. Your own folder will be created on system partition, as well as certain Windows settings and personalization. For this using "Start" run the command "Change user". In the list that appears, left-click on the new entry and wait until all the necessary files are created.
Method 2: Start Menu
Please note that multiple concurrent accounts on a computer can take up a significant amount of space. random access memory and heavily load the device. Try to keep active only the user you are currently working on.
What you need to create a new user
To start creating a new user for yours, click on main button operating room - Start. If you are running Windows XP, select Settings, then Control Panel. If you need to create a new user in Windows Vista, click directly on Control Panel. Next, select User Accounts. Immediately after this, you will have the opportunity to add a new account.
Assign new entry Name. Please note that despite the fact that in Windows you can create a new user with a Russian-language name, we still recommend using an English one. After this, you will need to enter a password, which New user will be typed upon login. The password must be at least 4 characters long. Experts also recommend using both numbers and letters at the same time. This completes the process of creating a new user.
How to make a new user to manage another account
Often several people have to work on the same thing at once. They can perform various production tasks and use the most various programs. Therefore, to avoid breaking the underlying operating system, some administrators advise creating a new user to manage other people's accounts.
You can do this as follows. After clicking the Start button on Windows panels XP, click on Create an account. If Windows Vista is installed, you will first need to select Manage another account and only then – Create an account. Enter a name user being created, then click the Next button. A menu will appear in which you must select a specific account type. We put a “bird” opposite Limited entry. Now you can control all the actions of the new user you created.
In today's instructions, we'll look at how to create a new user on Windows 10 using all the methods available in the operating system. We will also look at ways to give it administrator privileges or do the opposite - turn the account into an account with limited rights.
Most likely everything Windows users 10 are familiar with both types of accounts, from which you can work in the “ten” environment. The first are local user accounts, which are no different from the accounts of previous editions of the operating system. The second are Microsoft accounts that require registration on the operating system developer's website. Having such an account, all parameters will be regularly synchronized with those stored on the software giant’s server.
If you don't want Microsoft to store all your account data, or vice versa, you want to take advantage of the privileges Microsoft account, in Windows 10 it is possible to convert one type of account into another in any direction.
Unlike previous editions of the OS, where accounts were created and edited through a special Control Panel applet, in the “ten” its functionality actually replaces the “Settings” menu section, called “Accounts”.
1. To access the “Options” menu, use the hotkey combination “Win + I”.
2. Go to the “Accounts” section.
3. Activate the “Family and other users” tab located in the vertical menu.
The first section, “Your Family,” if you have a Microsoft account, will allow you to create accounts with limited rights for other family members, for example, for children.
The next section provides options for creating a local account with administrative or regular privileges. We will consider this option below.
4. Scroll down the right frame and click on the icon for adding a new user to of this computer, located in the "Other Users" section.
5. If you do not intend to create a Microsoft account (or want to get one, but do not yet have Email for him), click on the link at the bottom of the window “I don’t have this user’s login information.”
A new window will then open asking you to create a Microsoft account.
6. If you want to create it, fill out all the forms and click “Next”, otherwise follow the “Add a user without a Microsoft account” link, which is located at the bottom of the window.
In Windows 10, any new user has normal (limited) privileges. To obtain computer administrator rights, you must complete several steps.
- Go to the “Family and other users” subsection, located in the “Accounts” section of the “Options” menu.
- At the bottom of the right frame of the window we find the desired user and click on its icon or name.
- Click on the “Change account type” button.
- In the drop-down list with account types, select “Administrator” and click “OK” to save the new settings.
Creating a new account via the command line
There is an easier way to get an account in Windows 10. To do this, we’ll use text commands, performed through command line.
Note that all actions will be similar to the first option, with the only difference being that the commands will be executed in text mode.
You will need administrator privileges to be able to create and edit existing accounts.
1. Launch the command line with extended privileges, for example, through the search line.
2. Enter a command like “net user UserName Pass /add” and run it by clicking “Enter”.
Here UserName is the name of the new account, Pass is the password for authorization in the system.
After completing all the steps in Windows environment 10 will appear new account with limited privileges. To give it administrator rights, run next command in the command prompt window: “net localgroup Administrators UserName /add.”
For people using non-activated or unlicensed copy of Windows 10, it is recommended to replace the word “administrators” with its English equivalent “administrators” in case of an error.
Creating a new account through the MMC snap-in
Even in XP, a system console appeared with many snap-ins for creating system management consoles. One of them is the element " Local users and groups."
1. Launch the tool using the command “lusrmgr.msc” executed in search bar or the “Run” window (launched via “Win + R”).