Windows requires a Microsoft Account during setup, but users can switch afterward with just a few clicks.Switching to a local ...

Microsoft requires you to log in with an online account for Windows 10 and 11, even in the Home versions. However, this can ...

If you need a new Mac user account for your partner, your kids or your roommate, or want to get rid of an old account, it couldn't be easier. Here's how. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome ...

Remove the guest user account. Creating a guest user means you can let friends, family, and coworkers use your computer without gaining access to any of the private data stored in your own account.

If you want to delete the account, but keep the files, click "Keep Files." Click the "Delete Account" button and then click "Yes" if Windows warns you that the user is still logged in. Advertisement ...

Check out the products mentioned in this article: MacBook Pro (From $1,299 at Best Buy) How to delete a user on a Mac using System Preferences . First of all, make sure you're logged into an ...

Click on "Add or remove user accounts" if you're in category view, or "User Accounts" if you're in icon view. When you delete the account, you're asked if you want to keep the user's files.

If you have accounts in OS X that the system stubbornly refuses to remove, there are some things you can try. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...