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How to Create Local User Account in Windows 10 – No MS Account

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If you don’t want to use a Microsoft account, you can add a local user account. Here’re the steps to create a local user account in Windows 10.

When creating a user account, if Windows is connected to the internet, it tries to force you to create an online user account using the Microsoft account rather than the local user account. This applies to all user accounts in Windows. The idea behind the online account is that it syncs all the settings and application preferences with other connected Windows devices via your Microsoft account. In general, the online account method is pretty good for the vast majority of users.

However, there might be times when you want to add a local user account in Windows 10. There might be any number of reasons like separating work and personal accounts, creating an alternative user account for yourself, additional accounts for family members, etc.

The problem is, there is no option to disable Microsoft user account creation in Windows 10. However, you can still bypass the online account and force Windows to create a local user account with just a few clicks. Here’re the steps you should follow to add a local user account in Windows 10.

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1. How to create local user account from Settings

You can add a new local user account directly from the Windows 10 Settings app. Here are the steps you should follow.

  1. Open Start menu.
  2. Type “Settings” and press Enter.
  3. After opening the Settings app, go to “Accounts“.
  4. Select “Family & other users” on the left panel.
  5. Click “Add someone else to this PC” button.
  6. Here, click on the “I don’t have this person’s sign-in information” link under the Email field.
  7. Click “Add a user without Microsoft account” link.
  8. Type the username and password.
  9. Setup the security questions.
  10. Click “Next“.

That is all. You’ve added a new local user account in Windows 10. You can sign into this account directly from the Windows 10 lock screen. If you forgot the user account password, answer the security questions you set up in step 9 to recover it.

2. How to add local user account in netplwiz

You also create a local user account directly from the User Management console, also known as netplwiz. Here’s how.

  1. Open Run window with “Win + R” keyboard shortcut.
  2. Type “netplwiz” and press Enter.
  3. After opening the User Accounts window, click “Add“.
  4. Click “Sign in without a Microsoft account” link.
  5. Here, click the “Local account” button.
  6. Type the username and password.
  7. Type a hint for the password in the Hint field.
  8. Click “Next“.
  9. Click “Finish“.

As soon as you click finish, you are done creating the local user account. You can see the new user account entry in the User Accounts window. You can log in to this account directly from the lock screen.

3. How to create local user account via Command Prompt

Using the net user command, you can create a user account via the Command Prompt. This method is especially useful if you want a simple yet effective way to create local user accounts. Here are the steps to follow.

  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Type “Command Prompt“.
  3. Right-click on Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator“.
  4. After opening the cmd window, execute the below command. Replace UserName and Password with the actual username and password.
    net user "UserName" "Password" /add
  5. Close the command window.

You are done. The local user account is created. Like with the above methods, you can log into the newly created user account from the lock screen.

That is all. I hope that helps. If you are stuck or need some help, comment below and I will try to help as much as possible.

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