If you can’t add new users in PC Settings on your Windows 10, or you click “Add someone else to this PC” but nothing happened, fix it here.
Can’t Add New Users in PC Settings on Windows 10
Let me explain first why Windows 10 won’t create a new user account?
The exact causes of this issue are extremely miscellaneous, depending on your system usage, the current network configuration, the dependency services, and so on. If you can’t add new users to your PC settings, we’ll help you out with this problem.
FIX: Windows 10 won’t let me add a new user account
Method 1. Run SFC scan
System corruption problems may block certain Windows 10 functionalities and features. You can easily replace or repair corrupted files by using the System File Checker tool. To do that, follow these steps below:
1. Open a Command Prompt with administrator privilege. You can search for “cmd“, right-click on the result, and click “Run as administrator“.
2. When the Command Prompt window appears, type the command “sfc /scannow” and press Enter.
3. Wait until the scanning process is complete.
4. Restart your Windows PC and then try to add a new user account.
Method 2. Update Windows 10
Installing the latest Windows 10 updates may help you fix this problem. If one of the Windows 10 apps or features is unavailable, make sure that you’re running the latest OS version available. Here are the steps to follow:
1. Click on Start > Settings.
2. Go to Update & Security > Windows Update.
3. Click the “Check for Update” button.
Method 3. Create the new user account from User Accounts
Many Windows 10 users confirmed that creating a new user account from the User Accounts menu helped them fix the issue. To do so, follow the steps below:
1. Press Windows Key + R then type “control userpasswords2” in Run dialog box. Click OK.
2. Navigate to the Users tab > click Add.
Add new user account
3. A new window will occur asking you ‘How will this person sign-in”. Select “Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended)“.
create new user account
4. On the next window, click Local Account.
Create new local account
5. Now, enter a user name for the new account. Click Next > click Finish.
6. Select the newly created user, select Properties > Group Membership.
7. Select Administrator from the drop-down menu. Click OK.
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Hope something helps you.
