Windows: How to create a new user

Here's how to create a new user in Windows.

How to add a new user on Windows

In order to set up a user account, you must be logged on as administrator:

1. Click on "Start" and go to the "Control Panel".
2. Under "User Accounts and Protection of Minors" you will find the item "Add / Remove User Accounts".
3. At the bottom click on the entry "Create new account". You can also activate a "guest account" here.
4. Enter an account name and choose whether you want it to be a "standard user" or "administrator".
5. Then click on "Create account".

Configure the new user account

Now you can give the new user a password, set up parental controls or change their profile picture:

1. Click the newly created user. You can find the account by following points one and two from the first section.
2. On the left you will see the options. Click on an entry to customize the account.

The instructions refer to Windows 7. Tip: In another article you will read how to protect the user and keep his rights under control.