Enter a password and verify it to make your account secure. Next, you can enter your desired User name under “Who’s going to use this PC?”. Stand firm and click or tap on “Add a user without a Microsoft account” link, then press Next. Microsoft then tries to get you to create an account. Click or tap the “I don’t have this person’s sign-in information” link underneath. The Microsoft account wizard opens, asking you to enter the email or phone number of a Microsoft account. On the right-hand side, under Other users, press the + button next to the “Add someone else to this PC” option.

In the column on the left, click or tap on the “Family & other users” tab. First, open Settings by pressing Win + I on your keyboard, and then click or tap on Accounts. We find it easiest to create a non-Microsoft account with the Settings app. Add another user to Windows 10 without a Microsoft account from Settings While we don’t recommend it, you can add local accounts that don’t require a password to login by leaving the password fields blank during the account creation process. To gather more info on the subject, you can also read What is a user account or a username in Windows? and Should you use a local or a Microsoft account in Windows 10?.

NOTE: Some of the methods illustrated require an Administrator account.

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