How to create a new local administrator Windows user account

Autodesk Support

Oct 15, 2024


Products and versions covered


Issue:

How to create a new local administrator Windows user account to test your Autodesk software installation.

Solution:

Try the following:

  • Create a new local administrator user account:
  • Log into the newly created admin user account and try to recreate the issue in that account.
    • The reason to do this test is to see if there are any preferences in the Autodesk product or any problems with the current user account that are causing the problem.
    • If the errors do not happen again, then the problem is caused by settings specific to your account.

See Also:

Create a local user account (Microsoft Help)
Add a member to a local group (Microsoft Help)
 

Products:

AutoCAD Products; All Desktop Products;


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