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Two Methods:Adding an account.Deleting accounts

Maintaining separate user accounts on your Windows PC allows you to keep separate identities, preferences, and file systems on the computer for each user. Adding or deleting an account on Windows is easy!

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Method 1 of 2: Adding an account.

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    Go to your Start menu.
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    Go to you Control Panel.
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    Select User Accounts And Family Safety.
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    Click on "Add Or Remove User Accounts."
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    Select "Create User Accounts."
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    Type in user account name. Also you will need to decide if whether it will be a Standard Account, or Administrator Account.  
    • Standard Account users can use most software and change system settings that do not affect other users or the security of the computer.
    • Administrator Account users have complete access to the computer and can make any desired changes. To help make the computer more secure, administrators are asked to provide a password or confirmation before making changes that affect other users.
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    You are done!
    • If you want to make any personal changes like set up a password, change profile picture, or put on parental controls, just click on your name.
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Method 2 of 2: Deleting accounts

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    Go to your Start menu.
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    Go to you Control Panel.
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    Select User Accounts And Family Safety.
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    Click on "Add Or Remove User Accounts."
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    Click on the account you want to remove.
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    Press "Delete This Account."
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