Windows 10 User Account Settings: A Complete Guide
You usually create an account when you want to perform the primitive setup. There are more settings that help you with improving your account and make it more secure. Also, you can make extra accounts at various levels to share your Windows 10 with your family. This action allows all members of the family have a personal space and a separate space to store their files.
In case when you want to share your account with a young person, Windows allows you to create an account with some specific features to protect them from inappropriate content for their age.
Now, you may ask how to manage user account settings on Windows 10. To learn the tutorial, read the following content.
How Can I View Account Details on Windows 10?
To view account details on Windows 10, you need to go to Settings. Then, on the Info page, you can find your account information and some options to connect the local account to a Microsoft account or even change the profile picture.
How to View Account Information?
To view your account information on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Choose the Your info option from the left side pane.
- Here, you can find some details about your system like whether you are using an administrator account or a standard account, a local account or a Microsoft account. Seeing your email address beneath your username on this page means you are using a Microsoft account. But, if instead of your email address you saw the “Local account” text, it means you are using a local account.
- To manage some settings like security settings and family settings, select the Manage my Microsoft account option.
How to Switch to a Local or Microsoft Account?
To switch your account, walk through the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2. Open Settings.
3. Go to the Accounts section.
4. Choose the Your info option from the left side pane.
5. To switch from a local account to Microsoft account, choose the Sign in with a Microsoft account instead option.
6. Then, follow the steps that the guide will provide you with. Note: If you are using a new account, you will need to verify your identity by clicking on the Verify button. To have full access to your account, you need to enter the verification code.
7.To switch from Microsoft account to a local account, choose the Sign in with a local account instead option.
8. Then, follow the steps that the guide will provide you with.
How Can I Change My Account Picture?
To change the profile picture of your account, you need to follow the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Choose the Your info option from the left side pane.
- Under the Create your picture, you can choose the Brows for one option to add a picture from your device, or choose the Camera option, to take a picture with your webcam.
How Can I Add More Email and App Accounts on Windows 10?
Windows 10 allows you to add many accounts. Therefore, you do not need to enter the same information again to access a service or an application.
How to Add Accounts for Applications?
To add an extra email and applications accounts on Windows 10, walk through the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Choose the Email & account option from the left side pane.
- Select the Add an account option under the Accounts used by email, calendar, and contacts section. To add another Microsoft account, you can go under the Accounts used by other apps section.
- Follow the guide step by step.
Once you have done the steps above, the account information will be in access to connect with Microsoft Store apps.
How to Add Accounts for Work?
To add work accounts for applications, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Choose the Email & account option from the left side pane.
- Select the Add a Microsoft account or Add a work or school account option under the Accounts used by email, calendar, and contacts section.
- Choose the correct service.
- Follow the guide step by step.
How to Manage Sign-in Options of Your Account on Windows 10?
You can manage various things on the Sign-in options page. Some work like changing the password of your account, or setting a Dynamic lock for your computer for the times that you are away from it.
How to Change My Account Password?
If you want to change your password, you will need a local account. This feature does not available on Microsoft account unless you try it online.
To change your account password on Windows 10, try the steps below:
1. Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Sign-in option from the left side pane.
5.Click on the Password option under the Manage how you sign in to your device section.
6.Hit the Change button.
7.Enter your current password.
8.Enter the new password. Note that you should enter a new password, and you cannot use your previous one again.
9.Hit the Next button.
How to Create Windows Hello PIN?
You can also use a PIN instead of a password. It is more secure and faster than a password. To add a PIN on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Start menu.
2. Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Sign-in option from the left side pane.
5.Click on the Windows Hello PIN option under the Manage how you sign in to your device section.
6.Hit the Add button.
7.Enter your current password.
8.Hit the OK button.
9.Make a new PIN.
10.Hit the OK button.
The PIN is more secure than the password. Because it is only connected to one device, and it never transmits via the network and only works locally.
How to Make a Picture Password?
Windows 10 has a feature that lets you put a picture as a password. You can use this feature on touch-enabled devices with a local account.
To use a picture as your password, walk through the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Sign-in option from the left side pane.
5.Click on the Picture Password option under the Manage how you sign in to your device section.
6.Hit the Add button.
7.Enter your current password.
8.Hit the Choose picture button from the left side pane.
9.Choose a new picture to set it as your new password.
10. Hit the Open button.
11. Hit on the Use this picture button.
12.Add three movements to the picture, like taps, circles, straight lines, or a combination of them. These movements will be used as your password.
13.Repeat the movement once again.
14.Hit on the Finish button.
On some touch-enabled devices, such as Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Pro 8, you can also add a Windows Hello Face to unlock your device.
You can use a camera that supports Windows Hello, or you can add a fingerprint scanner If your device does not have any biometric authentication hardware.
How to set a password on wake?
You can set to enter a password after your PC wakes up from sleep mode. To do so, follow these steps:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Select the Sign-in option from the left side pane.
- Open the drop-down menu under the Require sign-in section.
- Then, choose one of these options: 1. Never: It does not need to enter a password when your PC wakes up from sleep mode. 2. When PC wakes up from sleep: It needs to enter your password when your PC woke up from sleep.
How Can I Enable Dynamic Lock?
This feature locks your device when you are out of the room. It uses proximity technology which means that you need to connect a Bluetooth device to your PC before you can configure it.
This feature will work like when you step away from the room with your Bluetooth device, Windows will notice it and lock your device after 30 seconds.
To enable Dynamic Lock on Windows 10, walk through the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Devices section.
4.Choose the Bluetooth & other devices option from the left side panes.
5.Choose the Bluetooth option.
6.Turn on the Bluetooth.
7.Choose your device from the list.
8.Click on the Home button.
9.Go to the Accounts section.
10.Choose the Sign-in options from the left side pane.
11.Check the box of Allow Windows to automatically lock your device when you’re away under the Dynamic lock section.
How Can I Connect to an Organization on Windows 10?
If you work in an organization, the administrator of the network provides you with some information for adding your device to a network. To connect your device to the network, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Select the Access work or school from the left side pane.
- Hit the connect button.
- Enter your work or school account. Here, you can also choose whether to join an Azure Active Direction or a local Active Directory domain.
How Can I Create Multiple Accounts on Windows 10?
There is an option called Family & other people in Windows 10, which allow you to share your computer with multiple people.
Child Account
A child account has a controlled environment to keep young people safe while working with a Windows device. While children work with a PC on a child account, they can launch applications, personalize the desktop, make and save a file, and have safe browsing on Microsoft edge files, parents can control their activities, control screen time, and put limits on applications and games.
To make a child account on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Hit the Add a family member button under the Your family section. If your child already has an account, you can enter it in the email field.
6.Click on the Create one for a child link.
7.Then, enter the email address.
8.Hit the Next button.
9.Enter a new password.
10.Hit the Next button.
11.Enter the name of the person.
12.Hit the Next button.
13.Enter the child’s birthday.
14.Enter the email of the created account.
15.Hit the Next button.
16.Enter the password.
17.Hit the Sign in Button.
18.Choose the I’m a parent or guardian option.
19.Hit the Continue button.
20.Enter your guardian or parent’s email account.
21.Hit the Next button.
22.Under the Signature (re-type name) section enter your name.
23.Hit the Yes, I agree button.
24.Now, you can also remove the checkmark of the My child can sign in to non-Microsoft apps option.
25.Hit the Continue button.
26.Now, you can enter limits for games and applications by clicking on the drop-down menu in front of the Age limit on apps and games option.
27.Hit the Sign out button.
Adult Account
The adult account is like a traditional profile to a great extent. The difference is that when you add someone as part of your family, it will allow them to manage child accounts.
To create an adult account on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Hit the Add a family member button under the Your family section.
6.Add the email address of your family member.
7.Hit the Next button.
8.Choose the Organizer option.
9.Hit the Invite button.
10.Now, your family member will receive an email invitation that they have to accept to use the PC.
This family member account works like a traditional account, but users on this kind of account cannot change any security settings, or install applications.
How to create a non-family member account?
You can create a new account for people out of your family under the Other users section on the Family & other users page.
Set up a Microsoft Account
The best way to create a new account is to use a Microsoft account since it is easy to set up.
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Hit the Add someone else to this PC button under the Other users section.
6.Enter the email address or phone number of the person that you want to add to your computer.
7.Hit the Next button.
8.Hit the Finish button.
In case when you want to change the account type, hit the Change account type button. Then, choose the Administrator option and hit the OK button. (We recommend not to changing the account type.)
Set up a Local Account
You can create a local account if you prefer a more traditional account. But the local account does not have the cloud integration feature, which is available on a Microsoft account.
To create a local account on Windows 10, walk through the step below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Choose the Add someone else to this PC option under the Other users section.
6.Click on the I don’t have this person’s sign-in information link.
7.Click on the Add a user without a Microsoft account link.
8.Enter the username.
9.Enter a strong password.
10. Answer the security questions. Make sure you note your answers since you will need them to reset the password on the Sign-in screen.
11.Hit the Next button.
This account is a local account, so it will not have the benefits of cloud integration in a Microsoft account.
How Can I remove an account or data on Windows 10?
The steps of deleting an account vary depending on the account type.
Delete a Family Account
To delete your family member account on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Choose the Manage family settings online option under the Your family section.
6.Sign in with your Microsoft account.
7.Under the Your family section, click on the three-dotted menu of the user account and choose the Remove from family group option.
8.Hit the Remove button.
Delete a Non-family Account
To remove a Microsoft account or local account, follow these steps:
1.Go to the Start menu.
2.Open Settings.
3.Go to the Accounts section.
4.Select the Family & other users from the left side pane.
5.Hit on the Remove button.
6.Select the Delete account and data button.
How Can I Manage Account Sync Settings on Windows 10?
Microsoft account users can use the Sync your settings page to do some features such as enabling, disabling, or specifying which settings to be synced with the cloud.
To change the sync settings, walk through the steps below:
- Go to the Start menu.
- Open Settings.
- Go to the Accounts section.
- Select the Sync settings option from the left side pane.
- Turn on Sync settings.
- You can also turn on or turn off some settings that you want or do not want to sync.
Last Words
You may need to create a new account, remove an account, add limits for your children’s accounts, and so on. In this article, we described various ways to manage user account settings on Windows 10. Do you know any other ways to manage your user account settings? Share your ideas with us.
