Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016

When you install Windows Server 2016, an admin account is created by default and that is the account that is supposed to have the highest privilege on the server, but on Windows Server 2016, you can't even open the computer application using admin account, so you need to create a new local account to open all apps.

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 1 You cannot open a computer application with an admin account

Anyway, creating a new user account in Windows Server 2016 is not much different from previous versions of Windows Server, very quickly and simply. Here is how to do it.

Right-click the Start menu and then click Computer Management.

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 2 Go to the Start menu, select Computer Management

Then expand Local Users & Groups and right-click Users and select New User:

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 3 Right-click on Users and select New User

Fill in the New User creation form that appears. Remember to choose Password never expires at the bottom:

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 4 Fill in the New User creation form that appears

Then click on Create.

If you want to add this account to the Administrators group , click the Groups folder under Local Users and Groups and double-click the Administrators group :

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 5 Click the Groups folder under Local Users and Groups and double click the Administrators group

Then, click Add on the screen that appears, enter the name of the account you just created, then click Apply> OK.

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 6 Click Add on the screen that appears, enter the account name you just created, then click Apply> OK

Log out of the admin account:

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 7 Log out of the admin account

Finally, log back in with the account you just created. Now the computer application will open without any problems!

Create a new local user account in Windows Server 2016 Picture 8 The computer application will open without any problems