Create a New User for Windows 8

If you have more than one person using the same computer, it can help to add separate user accounts for each. You can do this through the Windows 8 settings. However, your account has to have Administrator permissions in order to do this.

Steps

  1. Bring your cursor all the way to the bottom left corner of the screen, then right' click on the icon (it should turn green when your mouse is over it). The quick access menu will pop up.
  2. Click "Control Panel."
  3. Select "User Accounts" from the list of options in the Control Panel area. If yours does not look like the screenshot, go to the top right corner of the Control Panel area and look for "Categories" or "Small Symbols". Change it to "Large Symbols." It should look like the screenshot now.
  4. Click "Manage another account."
  5. Select the "Add a user" option next to the plus sign under "Other users."
  6. Enter your email id here and click "Next".
  7. Select the check box if the new user is child, so that family safety settings are turned on. Click on "Finish."

Tips

  • This will only work if you have an account with admin rights. If you are not sure about this, Contact your technical supervisor. However, if you have a technical supervisor, you're probably not an administrator.
  • If you own the computer and use it for personal things only, you probably are the administrator.
  • Pay attention to what kind of new account you create. Do not create administrator accounts for people you don't trust.

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