Here's how to create another account on your PC for a child or someone else who doesn't have a Microsoft account. Once you create a password for a local account, don't forget it—there is no way to recover a lost password for local accounts.
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On Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Professional editions:
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Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accounts > Family & other people > Add someone else to this PC.
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Enter a user name, password, password hint, and then select Next.
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On Windows 10 Enterprise edition:
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Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accounts > Other people > Add someone else to this PC.
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At the bottom of the page, select I don’t have this person’s sign-in information, and at the bottom of the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.
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Enter a user name, password, password hint, and then select Next.
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To make the new account an administrator account, select Start > Settings > Account > Family & other people (orOther people, if you're using Windows 10 Enterprise), and select Change account type. Under Account type, selectAdministrator > OK. Restart your machine and sign in with the new administrator account.