There are numerous occasions when you want to create a new user account. Either your original account is not working as expected or you want to create a new account for a sibling. We will traverse through all the steps one by one and help you create an account. Furthermore, we will also cover how you can transfer the data from an old account to the new one (this is mostly done when your current account is corrupt or not working as expected). Note: You will require an administrator account to follow this method.
How to Create a New Local Account?
What is the difference between a local account and a Microsoft account? A local account is nothing more than an account which is used to access the computer present in front of you. A local account is limited to that specific computer only. You will have full functionality on the computer but you will be missing some important features made possible by Microsoft accounts. Microsoft account is just a new name replacing Windows Live ID. If you have already used services such as Outlook.com, OneDrive, Hotmail, Xbox Live, you already have a Microsoft account. Microsoft has combined all these features into one email address and password. We will first create a local account on your computer. Later on, we will show how you can switch your newly created local account into a Microsoft one.
How to Copy all the Settings and Files to the New Account?
We went through how to create a new user account on your computer. If you are making an account for a sibling or friend, you don’t have to follow the rest of the tutorial. If you are creating an account because of some problem (such as corruption or misconfiguration of settings), we will go through how you can copy all your data from your current account to the newly created one.
Ntuser.dat Ntuser.dat.log Ntuser.ini Copy all the files you just select (Ctrl + C or pressing anywhere and selecting Copy).
Log into the new user account and see if all the settings are there according to your requirement. If they aren’t, you can make the necessary changes and copy all the files from the original user account.
How to Switch your Local Account to a Microsoft Account?
Since we already created a local account and went through the process on how to transfer the data, we will now switch it to a Microsoft one where your Microsoft Email will be used. Do note that this step is optional as your computer will work as expected even if we don’t link it to your Microsoft ID.
Note: Follow these steps if you cannot access your Account Settings
If somehow you cannot access account settings, we can try making a new account using the command prompt. Do note that you still require administrator privileges net user /add [username] [password] new localgroup administrators [username] /add
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