Generally, to create a new local administrator account for Windows 11/10, you must first sign in to Windows with an administrator or a regular user with administrative rights.

The safer and more reliable method is to make a new user account. To create a new account in Windows 10, go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users > Add someone else to this PC.

The User Profile Folder is an essential location in your Windows 10 and 11 installations, but renaming it isn't something you can do easily. Here's how.

These two commands will make the Start Menu persistent for all user accounts in Windows 10.

On Windows 11, you can still create a local account without needing a Microsoft account (also called an offline account), which you can use to determine whether the problem is related to the account.