Add or remove accounts on your PC (2024)

Add people to a home PC

The best way to add someone to your PC is to have them sign in with a Microsoft account. Learn more about Microsoft accounts in Sign in with a Microsoft account.

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users.
Under Other users >Add other user, selectAdd account.
Enter that person's Microsoft account information and follow the prompts.

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

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users.
Under Other users, select the flyout for the account you want to remove.
Next to Account and data, selectRemove.Note that this will not delete the person's Microsoft account, it will just remove their sign-in info from 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:

SelectStart > Settings > Accounts > Other users (in some Windows editions, it may be labeled as Otherpeopleor Family & other users).
Under Work or school users > Add a work or school account, select Add account.
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:

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

Add work or school accounts to your PC

If you're using the same PC for both personal and school or business work, you may want to add various accounts to your PC to make it easier for you to get to the files, apps, and information associated with each account. When you access work or school, you'll be connected to your organization's domain and have access to its resources.

To add another account to your PC:

Add accounts used by apps

To make signing in to your accounts easier and faster, you may want to add accounts for different apps.

To add an account used by apps to your PC:

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts.
To add an account used by email. calendar, or contacts, select Add an account under Accounts used by email, calendar, and contacts. For other apps, select Add a Microsoft account or Add a work or school account.
Follow the prompts to add the account.

To remove an account used by apps from your PC:

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts.
Select the account you wish to remove, then select Remove.
Select Yes to confirm your actions.

Add people to a family group

If you've added your family's Microsoft accounts to your PC, you canset them up as a Microsoft family. It's a free service that helps families stay connected and keep kids safer on Windows 11 and Xbox One devices, along with Android devices running Microsoft Launcher.

Note:If you have trouble adding a Microsoftaccount, seeMicrosoft account FAQ.

Add people to a home PC

The best way to add someone to your PC is to have them sign in with a Microsoft account. Learn more about Microsoft accounts in Sign in with a Microsoft account.

On Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional editions:

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users.
Under Other users, select Add someone else to this PC.
Enter that person's Microsoft account information and follow the prompts.

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

Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Family & other users.
Select the person's name or email address, then select Remove. Note that this will not delete the person's Microsoft account, it will just remove their sign-in info from 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:

SelectStart >Settings > Accounts > Other users (in some Windows editions, it may be labeled as Otherpeopleor Family & other users).
Under Work or school users, select Add a work or school user.
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:

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

Add work or school accounts to your PC

To add another account to your PC:

Select Start >Settings > Accounts > Access work or school.
Select Connect, then follow the prompts to add the accounts.

If you need to remove an account from your PC:

Select Start >Settings > Accounts > Access work or school.
Select the account you wish to remove, then select Disconnect.
Select Yesto confirm your actions. Note that this will not delete theaccount entirely, it will just remove access 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 beremoved.

Add accounts used by apps

To make signing in to your accounts easier and faster, you may want to add accounts for different apps.

To add an account used by apps to your PC:

Select Start >Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts.
To add an account used by email. calendar, or contacts, select Add an account under Accounts used by email, calendar, and contacts. For other apps, select Add a Microsoft account or Add a work or school account.
Follow the prompts to add the account.

To remove an account used by apps from your PC:

Select Start >Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts.
Select the account you wish to remove, then select Remove.
Select Yes to confirm your actions.

Add people to a family group

If you've added your family's Microsoft accounts to your PC, you canset them up as a Microsoft family. It's a free service that helps families stay connected and keep kids safer on Windows 10 and Xbox One devices, along with Android devices running Microsoft Launcher.

Note:If you have trouble adding a Microsoftaccount, seeMicrosoft account FAQ.