Secure Your Windows 11 Experience: How to Manage User Account Settings
You can review and customize many aspects of your account on Windows 11, such as specifying the account type, switching from one account type to another, changing the sign-in way, and many more features that provide you more secure and easier experience.
In case when you need to share your system with one of your family members or create an account for a young member, you will need to manage user account settings on Windows 11.
To find out how to manage user account settings on Windows 11, read the tutorial below.
How to Find Account Details On Windows 11?
To view your account information on Windows 11, follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Your info section, which is located on the right side of the screen.
5.Here, you can see whether you are using a Standard account or an Administrator account and whether you have a local or Microsoft account. If it shows a link to a Microsoft account under your name, it means you are using a local account. And if there was your email address under your name, it means you are using a Microsoft account.
How to Change to a Local Account?
To switch from Microsoft account to a local account, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Your info section, which is located on the right side of the screen.
5.Click on the Sign in with a local account instead link under the Account settings section.
you can also use the above instruction to switch from a local account to a Microsoft account.
How to Change Your Account Picture?
To change your account picture on Windows 11, follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Your info section, which is located on the right side of the screen.
5.Hit the Browse files button in front of the Choose a file option. You can also use the camera to take a picture for your account’s profile picture.
6.Choose a picture from your files.
7.Hit the Choose Picture button.
How Can I Add Accounts for Apps?
You do not have to enter your account information on other applications and services when you add other email accounts in advance.
To add extra email accounts on Windows 11, follow these steps:
- Open the Start menu.
- Click on Settings.
- Select the Accounts option.
- Go to the Email & accounts section.
- Hit the Add account button in front of Add a new account option under the Accounts used by email, calendar, and contacts section. Your system will list your new Microsoft account under the Account used by other apps section if you add another Microsoft account.
How Can I Add Accounts for work?
Follow these steps to add work accounts for applications on Windows 11:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Email & accounts section.
5.Click on the Add a Microsoft account or Add a work or school account link under the Accounts used by other applications. And, next to the Add accounts option.
6.Choose the correct services.
How Can I Change My Password Account?
If you use a local account, you should change the password via the Sign-in options page. But, if you use a Microsoft account, you should change your password online by changing your, Live, Hotmail, or Outlook password.
To change your account password on Windows 11, follow these steps:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Sign-in options section.
5.Hit the Change button in front of the Password option.
6.Enter the current password.
7.Enter the new password. Note that you cannot use your previous password as your new one.
8.Hit the Next button.
How Can I Change Windows Hello Authentication?
You can configure Windows Hello. If you have hardware that supports fingerprint recognition, you can connect it to your device and use the fingerprint feature. The best and the most common form of verification is the PIN option, which does not need any special hardware, and its security is more than other forms.
To set up a Windows Hello PIN, follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Sign-in options section.
5.Hit the Set up button in front of the Use a PIN to sign in to Windows, apps, and services option.
6.Enter your current password.
7.Hit the OK button.
8.Enter a new numeric PIN.
9.Hit the OK button.
10.To improve the security, turn on the Only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device under the additional settings section.
Windows Hello will be turned on for all authentications in Windows 11. Therefore, it never asks you to enter your account password.
How Can I Change My Current PIN?
If you already have a PIN and you want to change it, you can follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Sign-in options section.
5.Hit the Change PIN button, which is in front of the Change your PIN option.
6.Enter the current PIN.
7.Enter a new PIN.
8.Hit the OK button.
9.For more security, you can turn on the For improved security, only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device option.
How to Enable Sign-in on Sleep Mode?
You can manage whether the system should ask you for the password after it wakes up or after you have been away from your desk.
To enable sign-in after waking up or at a specific time, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Sign-in options section.
5.You can use the drop-down menu of If you’ve been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again? option to set the time of waiting before locking the account.
How to Enable Dynamic Lock?
This Dynamic lock is a feature that locks your system automatically when you are out of the room. To use this feature, you need to connect a Bluetooth device like a phone or wearable.
To enable Dynamic lock, follow these steps:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Go to the Bluetooth & devices section.
4.On the right side of the screen, click on the Add device button.
5.Choose the Bluetooth option.
6.Turn on Bluetooth.
7.Choose a device that you want to pair with your system.
8.Now, go to the Accounts section.
9.Choose the Sign-in options page on the right side of the screen.
10.Select the Dynamic lock option under the Additional settings section.
11.Checkmark the box of the Allow Windows to automatically lock the device when you’re away option.
Now, whenever you step out of your room with your Bluetooth device, your PC should be locked after 30 minutes.
How to Stop Restarting Applications on Startup?
Some applications restart automatically at startup. to stop them from restarting at startup, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Sign-in options section.
5.Turn off the Automatically save my restartable apps and restart when I sign back in option under the Additional section.
Once you have done the steps above, applications will not restart automatically on startup.
How to Manage the Account Sync Settings on Windows 11?
Sync settings is a new Windows backup feature. With sync settings you can do various things, such as deciding which folders get backed up on OneDrive, deciding whether your PC remembers your apps to be able to restore them on another installation, and controlling the settings that you want to sync through the related devices with the same Microsoft account.
To manage the sync settings, follow these steps:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Choose the Windows backup option from the right side of the screen.
5.In front of the OneDrive folder syncing option, hit the Set up syncing button.
6.Here you need to choose the folders that you want to upload and back up on the cloud.
7.Hit the Startup button.
8.If you want to restore your applications on another computer, you need your device to remember the Microsoft store applications on your computer. To do so, turn on the Remember my apps option.
9.To let your settings sync through your devices, turn on the Remember my preferences option.
10.Click on the Remember my preferences settings.
11.Check out the settings that you want to sync through devices, such as language preferences, passwords, and so on.
How Can I Connect to an Organization on Windows 11?
Windows 11 has an Access work or school page, which allows you to set to connect to an organization in order to access the shared resources. If you are a member of an organization, your network administrator will provide you with the information.
To connect your device to a network, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Access work or school section.
5.Hit the Connect button of the Add a work or school account option.
6.Enter your work or school account.
7.On this page, you can also decide whether to join an Azure Active Direction or a local Active Directory domain.
8.Hit the Next button.
Now you have access to the resources of the organization.
How Can I Add Multiple Accounts on Windows 11?
Windows 11 has a feature that allows you to share your device with multiple people via the Family & other people option.
Add a family member:
With this feature, Windows 11 allows all the members to have a separate desktop, applications, settings, and a place to store files. There are two various account types: Child and Adult. Each account has different features.
How Can I create a 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 11, follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.In front of the Add a family member section hit the Add account button.
6.Enter the young person’s email address. If the young person does not have an account, you can create one with the Create one for a child option.
7.Choose the Member button.
8.Hit the Invite button.
9.Now, you need to check the email invitation in the account of the young member.
10.Hit the Accept Invitation button.
11.Hit the Join now button.
12.Now, you should sign out of the main account.
13.On the lock screen, select the child account.
14.Sign in with the young member’s account.
15.Select the Skip for now option.
16.Hit the Next button.
17.Make a PIN for the child’s account.
18.Click on the OK button.
How Can I Create an Adult Account?
Adult accounts look like traditional local accounts, and members can also control child accounts.
To make an adult account on Windows 11, follow the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.Hit the Add account button in front of the Add a family member option.
6.Enter the adult member’s email address.
7.Hit the Next button.
8.Choose the Organizer button.
9.Hit the Invite button.
Before you use the adult account, you need to accept the invitation through email.
Add a non-family member:
On Windows 11, you can also create an account for a non-family member. This account can be a Microsoft or traditional local account.
How Can I Create a Microsoft Account?
We recommend creating a Microsoft account since it is easy to configure, recover the password, and sync the settings through devices.
To create a Microsoft account on Windows 11, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.Hit the Add account button in front of the Add other user option.
6.Enter the phone number or email address of the new member.
7.If the new member does not have a Microsoft account, select the I don’t have this person’s sign-in information link to create an account.
8.Hit the Next button.
9.Hit the Finish button.
Once you have finished with the steps above, the new member can sign in and start using the device.
How Can I Create a Local Account?
You can create a local account on Windows 11. This account also called an offline account, does not need a Microsoft account.
To create a local account, follow these steps:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.Click on the Add account button in front of the Add other user option.
6.Choose the I don’t have this person’s sign-in information link.
7.Select the Add a user without a Microsoft account link.
8.Enter the username.
9.Create a password for your account.
10.In this step, you need to complete some security questions to be able to reset your password for the time that you forgot it.
11.Hit the Next button.
How Can I Change the Account Type?
To change your user account type on Windows 11, walk through the steps below:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.Choose the account to update under the Other users section.
6.Hit the Change account type button.
7.In the opened window, select the Administrator account type from the drop-down menu.
8.Hit the OK button.
How Can I Remove an Account on Windows 11?
You can delete an account that you no longer need on Windows 11. When you delete an account, you will delete the profile and data. The removal process varies depending on the account type.
How to Delete Family Account?
To remove the account of a family member (family account) on Windows 11, follow these steps:
1.Open the Start menu.
2.Click on Settings.
3.Select the Accounts option.
4.Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
5.Choose the Manage family settings online or remove an account option.
6.Sign in with your credentials.
7.Under Your family, choose the Remove from family group option from the three-dotted menu.
8.Hit the Remove button.
Note: If you want to remove a child account, you need to select the Manage consent option before you remove the account from the family group.
How to Delete Non-Family Account?
To remove a local account on Windows 11, follow the steps below:
- Open the Start menu.
- Click on Settings.
- Select the Accounts option.
- Go to the Family & other users section on the right side.
- Choose the user account under the Other users option, and hit the Remove button.
- Hit the Delete account and data button.
Once you have completed the steps above, the files and the profile will be removed from your device.
Final Words
In this article, we described various ways to manage user account settings on Windows 11. Such as creating and removing different account types, adding a password for your account, managing the account sync settings, enabling dynamic lock, and so on. Have you ever faced a situation in which you needed to manage various things on your account? Do you know any other ways and methods to manage your account settings? Share your ideas with us.
