Creating New User Account

Creating New User Account

Just as you can have two social media accounts, you can also have more than one user account on this same computer system. Below are the steps to follow

  • STEPS FOR CREATING NEW USE ACCOUNT
  • Step 1 - Go to your search box input in your status bar, at the left side of your windows desktop, after your windows home logo
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  • Step 2 - Type Settings inside the search input box and click on the settings app (This will open your windows settings home page)
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  • Step 3 - On your windows settings home page, click on Accounts (This will open the accounts settings section)
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  • Step 4 - On your account page, click on the Family & Other Users' section. On that page, click on the option Add someone else to this PC (This will bring out a dialog page)
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  • Step 5 - Type in the username and password and click the Next button. (Note that the password is optional).
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  • Step 6 - After clicking on next, notice your new user account will be displayed here.
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NOTE:

When you switch OFF your computer system and switch it ON back OR when you go back to your lock screen. The user account you create will be displayed at the left button corner of your desktop. You can click on it to sign in.


tips
TIPS:

You can change you user Account type to either Standard User or Administrator.
You can do this by clicking directly on the user account displayed in the settings page, a Change account type button will appear, click on that button and a dialog box will display for you to change your account type from the button menu option.

To remove user account, click on the Remove button.

CONCLUSION

In this tutorial I believe you have been able to learn how you can add another user account to your computer system using following the steps above.

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