local users and groups

If your Windows 10 or Windows 11 account is shown as Standard user rather than Administrator, sign in with a different administrator account on the PC and change your account type to Administrator. The quickest supported method is Settings > Accounts > Other users (Windows 11) or Settings >...

If you need to create, edit, or troubleshoot accounts on a Windows 11 PC, the Local Users and Groups tool remains one of the fastest and most precise ways to manage local accounts — and this guide walks through every supported method to open it, explains what to do when the snap‑in is...