Add Local User Account in Windows 8

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   First thing that we need to do is access the charms menu

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   We can access it by moving the mouse cursor to the upper-right corner of the screen.

   

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   From the charms menu, we click "Settings"

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   Now, we have to click "Change PC settings"

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   In the "PC settings" section, we need to click "Accounts"

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   Now, we need to click "Other accounts"

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   Once this is done, we can click "Add an account"

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   If we want to make a local account, we need to click "Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended)"

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   Now, we click "Local account"

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   We can choose the name now

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   For example, let's name it "VisiHow".

   

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    We set a password to the user name

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    Let's type "VisiHow" as well.

    

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    We need to repeat the password

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    We enter the password hint

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    Let's type "best website for tutorials".

    

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    Then, we click "Next"

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    Once we've followed the steps above, we click "Finish"

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    Now, a new user has been created.

    

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