Win 8 Local Account

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by cyberbot, Sep 22, 2012.

  1. cyberbot

    cyberbot MDL Senior Member

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    #1 cyberbot, Sep 22, 2012
    hey guys,
    i want to create two local accounts in Win8, don't want to use my MSDN account,
    one account for me and one for my wife,
    i was able to create mine Locale but the second one wouldn't let me, can someone please explain how to this?
     
  2. buendia

    buendia MDL Novice

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    #2 buendia, Sep 23, 2012
    Open PC Settings (Metro), select Users then Add a new user on the bottom of the screen. Next, click on the link Sign in without a Microsoft account at the lower left side of the screen, then choose Local account.
     
  3. Mr Jinje

    Mr Jinje MDL Expert

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    #3 Mr Jinje, Sep 23, 2012
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