Windows 10 - Add a User Account

Here's how to add a user profile so multiple people can use your Windows 10 device.

From the Windows desktop, navigate:

Start

Settings icon

From the left-pane, select

Family & other people

To set up Family/Child accounts, refer to Microsoft's tutorial.

To set up other users:

From the Other people section, select

Add someone else to this PC

Do one of the following:

If the person you're adding has a Microsoft account, enter their email address, select

then select

Finish

If the person you're adding doesn't have a Microsoft account, select

I don't have this person's sign-in information

Add a user without a Microsoft account

Enter the user name, password and password hint then complete any remaining steps to finish account creation.