
From the Settings screen, click on the setting for Accounts.
Click on the Start button in Windows 10 and then click on the Settings command. You can change it to a Microsoft account by following virtually the same steps as above. What if you've already set up Windows 10 with a local account? No problem. If you don't have a Microsoft account, click on the link to Create one at the "Let's create your account" page and follow the screens to set one up.Ĭhange a local account to a Microsoft account. If you prefer not to use a PIN, simply click the link to Skip this step. In that case, you'll be asked to enter a PIN and then confirm it.
Choose the option to Set a PIN if you wish. At the next screen, you're given the option to create a PIN, which can be easier to remember than a password.
Enter your current Windows password and then click Next.You can use an existing email account or click on the link to create a new one. A "Let's create your account" page pops up prompting you to enter your name, an existing email account, a password, your country and date of birth.Next to the words No account?, click on the link to Create one.