So, some of you probably get annoyed that you are required to add security questions to a new local account on Windows 10. Something like this:
Note that in future updates to Windows 10, (after 1809) it will be possible to disable the requirement for security questions altogether.
METHOD 1: LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS MANAGER
Well it’s possible to create one without going through all this hassle. It’s really easy too.
First of all, press Win + R on your keyboard, or right click the Start button (or Win + X) and select “Run”. You should have a popup box like this:
It may or may not be empty, depending on if you used it before. If there’s any text, just delete it and then type in “lusrmgr.msc”. (Without quotes of course)
After you click ok or press enter, you’ll see a new window pop up. I know it may look confusing to less experienced users, but don’t worry, it’s very easy to create a new account.
First, click “Users” on the left, then right click on an empty space and click “New User”.
Now, fill in the details the way you want.
Click “Create” and you’re done!
To make an account Administrator, select “Groups” from the left pane, right click on “Administrators” and click “Add to Group”.
On the next Window, click “Add…”
Type in the account name and then click “Check Names”.
It should then change to YOURCOMPUTERNAME\ACCOUNTNAME. Click “Ok” and then “Apply” on the next window and you’re done.
METHOD 2: COMMAND PROMPT
First, open an elevated Command Prompt, either by right clicking the Start button (or pressing Win + X) and selecting Command Prompt (Admin) or search for it in the start menu, right click and run as Administrator. The Command Prompt will appear.
Then type “net user username password /add” (without quotes). If you do not want a password then do “net user username /add”.
After which it should say the command completed successfully.
If you want to change a password via the command line, you can run “net user username *”, then proceed to type in the new password (it will not show up as you type it) and you will have to type it a second time to confirm it.
To make the account an Administrator, input “net localgroup Administrators “username” /add”.
If you want to change it back to Standard User, use /delete instead of /add.
That’s about it, let me know in the comments what guide you want to see next!
