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IN THIS CHAPTER

Choosing an account type

Weighing the pros and cons of Microsoft accounts

Adding a user (local or Microsoft account)

Adding a child account

Modifying the settings of your accounts

Switching between users

Most Windows PCs have just one user account. Although many PCs are each used by just one person, I think it’s highly likely that people don’t set up multiple user accounts on their PCs because they’re intimidated. Not to worry. I take you through the ins and outs of this process.

Even if you’re the only person who ever uses your PC, you may want to create a second account — another user, as it were — even if the second user is just you. Then again, you may not. And therein lies this chapter’s story.

If you’re running Windows 11 Enterprise or Windows 11 Pro and your PC is connected to a big corporate network (a domain), you have little or no control over who can log in to your computer and what logged-in users can do after they're on the machine. That’s a Good Thing, at least in theory: Your company’s network administrator gets to worry about all the security issues, relieving you of the hassles of figuring out whether the co-worker down the hall should be able to look at payroll records or the company Christmas card list. But it can also be a pain in the neck, especially if you have to install a program, like, right now, and you don’t have a user account with sufficient capabilities. If your computer is attached to a domain, an administrator might install the program for you. This chapter applies only to PCs connected to small networks or to stand-alone PCs.

First, I present the types of Windows 11 accounts: standard accounts, administrator accounts, local account, and Microsoft accounts. You see know how they differ and how they mix with each other. I also show you how to add any account you want, including a special type called the child account, which is useful for families with children. Lastly, you see how to edit other user accounts from an administrator account and how to switch between accounts.

Here’s hoping that this list of topics doesn’t seem too long or intimidating.