If your Windows 11/10 computer is already setup with Microsoft Account, you may also want to add or create a Local Admin Account on your computer.
In-fact, this is necessary if you only have Microsoft Account as the Admin Account on the computer and you do not have a Local Admin account to manage day-to-day Admin tasks on your device.
As you must have noticed, the only account creation option that is available in the Home Edition of Windows is to create Local User Accounts, which have limited privileges.
Hence, the only way to create a New Admin Accounts in the Home Edition of Windows is to Add a New Local Account to the computer and grant Admin Privileges to this New User Account.
Create Local Admin Accounts In Windows 11/10
In order to create New Accounts on a Windows computer, you need to logged-in to the computer using an Admin Account, which in your case is likely to be Microsoft Account (Unless you have another account with Admin privileges).
Once the New Local Account is created, the next step would be to grant Admin rights to the New Admin Account that you just created.
Except for a slight change in the interface, the steps to create Admin Account are practically the same on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers.
1. Create Local Administrator Account in Windows 11
Login to your Admin Account and follow the steps below to create a New Admin Account on your Windows 11 computer.
1. Open Settings on your computer.
2. On the Settings screen, select Accounts in the left-pane. In the right-pane, click on Other Users tab.
3. On the next screen, click on Add Accounts button, located next to “Add other user” option.
Note: The next two steps appear only if you are connected to the internet or signed into Microsoft Account.
4. If prompted > click on I don’t have this person’s sign-in information link.
5. On Create Account screen, select Add a user without a Microsoft account option.
6. On the next screen, enter User Name, Password, security questions for the New Local Account and click on Next to create a New Local Account on your computer.
7. On the next screen, select the New Account that you just created and click on Change Account Type option.
8. On Change Account screen, select Administrator as the Account Type and click on OK.
This will grant Admin privileges to the New Local Account and it can be used as an Admin Account on your computer.
2. Create Local Administrator Account in Windows 10
Make sure are signed-in to your Admin Account and follow the steps below to create a New Admin Account on your Windows 10 computer.
1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users > click on Add someone else to this PC.
Note: Steps 2 and 3 are required only if your computer is connected to the internet.
2. If prompted, click on I don’t have this person’s sign-in information link.
3. On Create Account screen, select Add a user without a Microsoft account option.
4. On the next screen, enter User Name, Password for your New Local Account and click on Next.
5. Next, select the User Account that you just created (it will be listed on Family & other users screen) and click on Change Account Type option.
7. On the next screen, use the Down-Arrow to select the Account Type as Administrator.
8. Click on OK to save this change on your computer.