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Creating anew user account is one of the first things you need to do when setting upWindows 11 . But whether you go for alocal (offline) account or aMicrosoft account is entirely up to you and what features you want to achieve.

You can also create a new user account (local or online), for another person who has access to your PC. In this tutorial, we will see together how tocreate a new user account on Windows 11 . Let's go !

Summary

Microsoft account or local account on Windows 11
1. What is a Microsoft (online) account?
2. What is a local (offline) account?
Create a new user in Windows 11 (online)
1. Method # 1: Via Settings
2. Method 2: via the User Accounts tool
Create a new user in Windows 11 (offline)
1. Method # 1: Via Settings
2. Method 2: via the User Accounts tool
3. Method # 3: Via Command Prompt

Microsoft account or local account on Windows 11

Before you start creating a new user account on Windows 11, I invite you to learn about the differences between a Microsoft account and a local account.

What is a Microsoft (online) account?

If you create a Microsoft account, you can easily migrate from one PC to another without having to worry about re-setting everything each time.

With a Microsoft account, you benefit from system synchronization (with all your personalized settings, your browser history and much more…), which is not possible with a local account.

You can also access and download apps from the Microsoft Store, and all your Microsoft apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) will also be synced.

What is a local (offline) account?

A local account does not offer Microsoft synchronization services. You will also not have access to applications that depend on the integration of a Microsoft account.

You will also not be able to migrate your saved settings from one PC to another. Also, each time you want to download an app from the Microsoft Store, you will need to sign in to your Microsoft account.

The only advantage of a local account is confidentiality. All your data and settings remain on your PC and will never be transmitted to Microsoft's servers.

Create a new user in Windows 11 (online)

Here are several ways to create and add a new user on Windows 11 with a Microsoft account. Note that it is not necessary to have an Outlook e-mail identifier. You can connect with any other messaging service.

Method # 1: Via Settings

1. Go to the settings of Windows 11. To do this, click on the Start menu, then on "Settings ". You can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows + i .

2. In the left side panel, click "Accounts ", then click "Family and other users ".

3. Then, under the "Other users " section, click on "Add an account ".

4. Enter the new user's e-mail address, then click on "Next ".

5. Finally, click on "Finish ".

✅ And that's it! You will not have to enter any other details. The new user will have to do this when they log into their user session for the first time.

Method 2: via the User Accounts tool

You can also use the "User Accounts" window in Control Panel to add a new Microsoft user account. Here is how to do it.

1. Simultaneously press the Windows + keys R to open the Run dialog box.

2. Then type netplwiz and press Entrée to access the "User Accounts" window.

3. From the "User Accounts" window, click "Add ".

4. Enter the email address of the new user account, then click "Next ".

5. Finally, click on "Finish ".

✅ Your new Microsoft account is now created.

Create a new user in Windows 11 (offline)

Now let's see the different methods to create and add a local account on Windows 11.

Method # 1: Via Settings

1. Go to the settings of Windows 11. To do this, click on the Start menu, then on "Settings ". You can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows + i .

2. In the left side panel, click "Accounts ", then click "Family and other users ".

3. Then, under the "Other users " section, click on "Add an account ".

4. To create a local user account, click "I don't have this person's login information ".

5. Then click on "Add a user without a Microsoft account ".

6. Enter the username and password. Note that it is not mandatory to enter a password. If you don't, click "Next ". On the other hand, if you enter a password, scroll down to answer the 3 secret questions.

7. Answer the three secret questions, then click "Next ".

✅ And that's it! You have now created a new local account on Windows 11.

Method 2: via the User Accounts tool

You can also use the "User Accounts" window in Control Panel to add a new local user account. Here is how to do it.

1. Simultaneously press the Windows + keys R to open the Run dialog box.

2. Then type netplwiz and press Entrée to access the "User Accounts" window.

3. From the "User Accounts" window, click "Add ".

Add a new local user account on Windows 11

4. Next, to create a local user account, click "Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended) ".

5. To add a local user, click on the "Local account " button .

Create a new local user account on Windows 11

6. Enter a username and password (optional) and click "Next ".

7. Finally, click on "Finish ".

Your new local user account is now created

✅ Your new local account is now created.

Method # 3: Via Command Prompt

For the more bearded of you who prefer to use the command line, here's what to do.

1. Start by opening aCommand Prompt window . To do this, click on the Start menu, then type "cmd " (without the quotes) and click "Run as administrator ".

2. To add a new user account, type the following command, and then press Entrée .

                      net user "NomUtilisateur" "MotDePasse" /add

Create a user account with password in Command Prompt on Windows 11

3. If you don't want to add a password, just type the following command and press Entrée .

                      net user "NomUtilisateur" /add

Create a user account without a password in Command Prompt on Windows 11

✅ Your new local account is now created.