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Windows 11 Windows 10. You can create a local user account (an offline account) for anyone who will frequently use your PC. The best option in most cases, though, is for everyone who uses your PC to have a Microsoft account. With a Microsoft account, you can access your apps, files, and Microsoft services across your devices.

Issue 1. The Select Users button is disabled in the Remote tab of the System Properties dialog box in Control Panel. This is shown in the following figure: Issue 2. The Remote Desktop Users group is missing from the Groups folder in Local Users and Groups (LUSRMGR.MSC) MMC snap-in. This is shown in the following figure: Issue 3.

Press [ Windows Key] + R or select Start > Run. Type “tpm.msc” (do not use quotation marks) and choose OK. If you see a message saying a “Compatible TPM cannot be found,” your PC may have a TPM that is disabled. See How to enable TPM for more information or check your PC manufacturer’s support information for instructions to enable the TPM.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Create a local user account. Select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Family & other users. (In some versions of Windows you'll see Other users .) Next to Add other user, select Add account . Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.

To log on as an administrator, you need to have a user account on the computer with an Administrator account type. If you are not sure if the account that you have on the computer is an administrator account, you can check the account type after you have logged on.

To run a Control Panel tool in Windows, type the appropriate command in the Open box or at a command prompt. NOTE: If you want to run a command from a command prompt, you must do so from the Windows folder.

There are two ways to open Registry Editor in Windows 10: In the search box on the taskbar, type regedit, then select Registry Editor (Desktop app) from the results. Right-click Start , then select Run. Type regedit in the Open: box, and then select OK.

Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select Device Manager from the menu. Open Device Manager.

Select Start , select and hold (or right-click) the account name icon (or picture), then select Switch user . Learn how to switch between different users (accounts) in Windows.