Adding/Deleting a user account on the computer
Applicable products:
PC,Desktop
Applicable products:
Adding/Deleting a user account on the computer |
Adding users:
- Press Win + I to open the Settings screen and go to Accounts > Family & other users.
- Click Add account under Other users.
- When your computer is connected to the Internet, you can simply add an account by entering the user's email address or phone number and following the onscreen instructions.
- If you want to add a local account, go to .
- Enter the new account information and click Next.
Deleting users:
- Deleting a user account also deletes all data such as photos, games, music, videos, files, and desktop apps for that user. Back up important data before performing this operation.
- If there is a folder shared between two user accounts, deleting one of the user accounts also deletes the shared folder in the other user's account.
- If the computer has only one account, the account cannot be deleted.
- Press Win + I to open the Settings screen and go to Accounts > Family & other users.
- Select the account you want to delete under Other users and click Remove.
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