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This document provides instructions for creating a local user account or administrator account in Windows 10, as well as using the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary and system files. To create a local user account, select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Add someone else to this PC. To change a local user account to an administrator account, select Start > Settings > Accounts, select the account, then Change account type and select Administrator. The Disk Cleanup tool allows deleting temporary files by selecting the drive and file types to delete, or system files by selecting Clean up system files and choosing file types to remove.

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Practical 1 Part 1

This document provides instructions for creating a local user account or administrator account in Windows 10, as well as using the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary and system files. To create a local user account, select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Add someone else to this PC. To change a local user account to an administrator account, select Start > Settings > Accounts, select the account, then Change account type and select Administrator. The Disk Cleanup tool allows deleting temporary files by selecting the drive and file types to delete, or system files by selecting Clean up system files and choosing file types to remove.

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Chapter 1

Practical 1 Part 1

Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10


You can create a local user account (an offline account) for anyone who will frequently use your
PC. The best option in most cases, though, is for everyone who uses your PC to have a Microsoft
account.

If needed, the local user account can have administrator permissions; however, it's better to just
create a local user account whenever possible.

Caution: A user with an administrator account can access anything on the system, and any
malware they encounter can use the administrator permissions to potentially infect or damage
any files on the system. Only grant that level of access when absolutely necessary and to people
you trust.

As you create an account, remember that choosing a password and keeping it safe are essential
steps. Because we don’t know your password, if you forget it or lose it, we can't recover it for you.

If you're using Windows 10, version 1803 and later, you can add security questions as you'll see in
step 4 under Create a local user account. With answers to your security questions, you can reset
your Windows 10 local account password.

Create a local user account

1. Select Start > Settings > Accounts and then select Family & other users. (In some
versions of Windows you'll see Other users.)
2. Select Add someone else to this PC.
3. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a
user without a Microsoft account.
4. Enter a user name, password, or password hint—or choose security questions—and then
select Next.

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Change a local user account to an administrator account

1. Select Start >Settings > Accounts .


2. Under Family & other users, select the account owner name (you should see "Local
Account" below the name), then select Change account type. Note: If you choose an
account that shows an email address or doesn't say "Local account", then you're giving
administrator permissions to a Microsoft account, not a local account.
3. Under Account type, select Administrator, and then select OK.
4. Sign in with the new administrator account.

Disk cleanup in Windows 10


Windows provides its own tool to analyze the computer and remove unwanted files.

To delete temporary files::

1. In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list
of results.
2. Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK.
3. Under Files to delete, select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file
type, select it.
4. Select OK.

If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files:

1. In Disk Cleanup, select Clean up system files.


2. Select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.
3. Select OK.

References
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-wind
ows-10-20de74e0-ac7f-3502-a866-32915af2a34d.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/disk-cleanup-in-windows-10-8a96ff42-5751-39ad-23
d6-434b4d5b9a68

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