How to: Create Local Admin User - Windows 10 ≡

Important Note

  • If Windows 10 is installed, a local admin user will need to be created on your PC to remotely access files. 
  • Make note of the password and create a hint, as there is no way to recover a lost password for local accounts. 
  • Email support@bigchip.ca the username and password to this admin user account. 

Windows 10 Home and Professional editions:

  1. Click the Windows icon
  2. Click the Settings button
  3. Click the Accounts icon
  4. Click the Family & other people under Accounts in the navigation menu
  5. Click the Add someone else to this PC button under Other users
  6. Enter a user name, password, password hint
  7. Click the Next button
  8. Click the Change account type button in the Accounts screen
  9. Select the Administrator option from the Account type dropdown list
  10. Click the OK button
  11. Restart your computer and sign in the new admin account

Windows 10 Enterprise edition:

  1. Click the Windows icon
  2. Click the Settings button
  3. Click the Accounts icon
  4. Click the Family & other people under Accounts in the navigation menu
  5. Click the Add someone else to this PC button under Other users
  6. Select the I don't have this person's sign-in information link
  7. Select the Add a user without a Microsoft account link
  8. Enter a user name, password, password hint
  9. Click the Next button
  10. Click the Change account type button under the admin account that was created
  11. Select the Administrator option from the Account type dropdown list
  12. Click the OK button
  13. Restart your computer and sign in the new admin account