Some applications previously installed may need to be reconfigured or reinstalled. If you have email messages in an email program, you must import your email messages and addresses to the new user profile separately. Restart the PC, then log back in as the new user. Locate the C:\Users\ folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and New_Username is the name of the new user profile you created.
Select all of the files and folders in this folder, then select the Edit menu and select Copy. Locate the C:\Users\ folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and Old_Username is the name of the profile you want to copy files from. Warning: Do not change File Explorer view options to show hidden files and folders or show hidden protected operating system files.
Select This PC, then select the hard drive that Windows is installed on (it's usually your C: drive), then the Users folder, then the folder with the name of your account. Open your User folder by selecting Start, typing file explorer into the Search box, and selecting File Explorer in the list of results. Restart the PC, then sign in with the new administrator account.Īfter you create the profile and have signed in, you can copy the files from the previous profile: Under Account type, select Administrator, then select OK. Under Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, select the account owner name, then select Change account type. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page select Add a user without a Microsoft account.Įnter a username, password, and password hint (or choose security questions), and then select Next.Ĭhange the newly created account to an administrator account (In some editions of Windows you'll see Other users.) Select the Start button, select Settings > Accounts > Family & other users. My computer is in a workgroup Create a new Local Administrator user account When you are finished creating user accounts, select Close. Type the appropriate information in the dialog box, and then select Create. Select the Action menu, and then select New User. Select Local computer, click Finish, and then select OK. Select Local Users and Groups, and then select Add. In Microsoft Management Console, select the File menu, and then click Add/Remove Snap-in. If you don't see Local Users and Groups, it's probably because that snap-in hasn't been added to Microsoft Management Console. In the left pane of Microsoft Management Console, select Local Users and Groups. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Open Microsoft Management Console by selecting Start , typing mmc into the search box, and then pressing Enter.
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