You can create a single account into your computer and this way every one could use it. But! Why it is good to create multiple accounts? Well! The reason is if everyone has individual accounts on a single PC then they would be able to access only their own desktop. They can manage their own files, folders and apps as they wish. You are free to do whatever you want. You can delete without caring that may be someone else is using it. Moreover, you can personalize feature and parents can set Parental Controls for account of each child.
Account Types
First of all you should know the difference between two types of accounts. Have a look!
Standard are basic accounts that you use normally for daily work. You can do anything like personalize desktop, run apps etc.
Administrator accounts are special ones that are used for system changes or managing user accounts. In short they have full control on computer and every computer have at least one Administrator account.
Manage Accounts
- Go to windows 7 start menu and then select Control Panel to open it.
- Under “User Accounts And Family Safety”, click on “Add or remove user accounts”.
- Here you will see all accounts that are created on your computer and you can manage them from this pane.
- To create a new account, select “Create a new account”, write account name and then click on button “Create Account”.
