How to add or remove user accounts on your PC

Add people to a work or school PC #

The best approach is for everyone who shares a PC at work or school to have their own Microsoft account. Learn more about Microsoft accounts in Sign in with a Microsoft account.

To add someone with an existing Microsoft account:

1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts  > Other users (in some Windows editions, it may be labeled as Other people or Family & other users).
2. Under Work or school users, select Add a work or school user.
3. Enter that person’s user account, select the account type, and then select Add.

If you need to remove that person’s sign-in information from your PC:

1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts  > Other users. 
2. Select the person’s name or email address, then select Remove.
3. Read the disclosure and select Delete account and data. Note that this will not delete the person’s Microsoft account, but it will remove their sign-in info and account data from your PC.

Note: If an account is either the only account on the PC or the primary account on the PC, it can’t be removed.