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How to Add or Remove Family Member Account in Windows 11 PC

Viney DhimanBy Viney DhimanJanuary 18, 2022Updated:January 18, 2022No Comments5 Mins Read
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Although all the family members (whether student or professional) have their on PCs, sometime there’s a situation when you have to share your Windows 11 PC with one of the family member or your close friend.

In this situation, Microsoft Family Group feature comes handy, you can add separate family member account in Windows 11 PC. Once done, your family member will have its own personal workspace which includes personalized desktop, separate browser, file manager, One Drive and even more.

As a results, all the family members that you have added can work in their individual workspace on the same PC ensuring the privacy of each other.

We have already covered blog post on how to add new user account in Windows 11 and Local account in Windows 11 with Microsoft Account, but the steps to add a family member account in Windows 11 is different.

In case, you have recently upgraded to Windows 11 PC and wondering how to setup Family Member account in Windows 11, then here’s what you need to do:

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Add Family Member to Windows 11 using Settings App
Add Family Member to Windows 11 using Family Dashboard
Remove Family Member Account in Windows 11 PC

Add Family Member to Windows 11 using Settings App

Launch Settings app in Windows 11 PC. For that, right-click on the Start button and select Settings from the menu.

In the Settings app, you need to select Account > Family & other users.

Account settings in windows 11

Under Your family section, click on Add account button available next to “Add a family member“.

Add someone dialog box  in windows 11

Enter email address of the family member that you want to add and click Next. You might be interested in reading how to create and add child account in Windows 11.

What role should they have

In the next, screen you need to add role for particular family member. You will see two options: Member and Organizer. Select the option depending on your choice, click Invite.

accept invitation for family group account windows 11

Head over to email service and click on Join Now button.

Join now family group account in windows 11

You will be redirected to Microsoft Family page, click on the Join now button. Instantly, you will be redirected to your dashboard.

Add Family Member to Windows 11 using Family Dashboard

Launch Web browser and visit Microsoft Family Safety website.

Add a family member microsoft family safety dashboard

Click on the Add a family member option.

Add someone family safety dashboard

Enter email address of the family member that you want to add and click Next.

In the next, screen you need to add role for particular family member. You will see two options: Member and Organizer.

whar role should they have - family safety dashboard

Select one depending on your requirements.

fill captchaa

Next, fill the captcha and continue.

Now invitation will be sent to email address of family member that you have added above.

Invitation message

Head over to email service and click on Join Now button.

invitation to accept family group account

You will be redirected to Microsoft Family page, click on the Join now button. Instantly, you will be redirected to your dashboard.

Join family group in windows 11

The steps discussed below are common for both methods discussed above.

Launch Settings app by pressing WIN + I key combo and then select Account > Family & other users.

Under Add a family member section, you will start seeing the family account. You will find a status i.e. “This user cannot sign in“, click on the Allow Sign in button.

Allow sign in option family group account in windows 11

A dialog box will appear, asking for the confirmation click ok Allow button. This will successfully add a Family member account in Windows 11.

Allow this personal to sign in

At this point, the account you have added is a Standard account. In case, you want to make administrator, then click Change account type button.

select account type in Windows 11

A dialog box will appear, using Account type drop-down select Administrator.

Shut down or sign out from windows 11

To setup new user profile for the family member that you have added, sign out from admin account. For that, right-click on the Start button > Shut down or sign out > Signout.

Switch between account in windows 11

In Windows 11 login screen, you will find Microsoft account email listed on the bottom left corner, select one.

Enter Microsoft account credentials

Follow on-screen instructions, you will be asked to enter password of the email account, after that set PIN for that account.

create a pin in windows 11

Once everything is done, you will see Windows 11 Homescreen.

Remove Family Member Account in Windows 11 PC

At any point, you wan to remove family member account from Windows 11 PC, then it is also possible. Here’s how you can do that:

Launch Settings app by pressing WIN + I key combination.

Select Account > Family & other users. Here on the right side, locate the family member account (listed under “Add a family member“).

manage family safety online or remove an account in windows 11

Under this, click on the option that reads “Manage family settings online or remove an account“. This will take your Family safety dashboard. Alternatively, click this link to directly visit Family safety dashboard.

remove from family group in windows 11

Here, locate the account, click on the three dots icon and select Remove from family group.

Confirm the action - family safety

A dialog box will appear asking for the conformation, click Remove button to continue. Instantly, the account will be removed from Family Group.

After doing this, if you relaunch Settings app, the family group account will no longer appear under Family accounts.

Remove account option in Family and other users in windows 11

In case, you have added one of the other user account to Family group, then after you delete family account, the same account will start appearing in the Other user account section. Here, click on Remove button.

Delete account and data option in Windows 11

A dialog box will appear asking for the confirmation, click Delete data and account button.

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