
A local account also requires you to establish three security questions in the event you ever forget your password. Through a tricky workaround, you can choose a local account during the initial setup, or you can switch a Microsoft account to a local one after the OS has been set up. Microsoft doesn’t make it easy for you to use a local account, even in Windows 11 Pro, but it is doable. You’re using Windows 11 Pro on a personal PC and would prefer to sign in with a local account rather than a Microsoft account.

Here’s how to choose a local account during or after the Windows 11 setup process. Yes, you can log into your personal PC without using a Microsoft account. I'll be updating this answer if I come across this error (or something related to it) again.How to Create a Local Account in Windows 11 Pro Now, I've gotta complete the installations on the first one. Normally I'd edit the ownership and permissions to get access to folders/files in C, but just giving full access to Users and the above registry change seem to work fine for now. The above registry also worked on this one. I've played a little with the ownership and permissions, and installed/updated things. I'm writing this answer from another laptop (the second one) with the same problem. After I restarted, I could create files in C. So I run the following registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 Some suggested that it should be turned off in the registry. So I turned it off: Control Panel -> System and Security -> Security and Maintenance -> Change User Account Control settings -> Never notify. When I searched for a solution on the internet, people suggested that UAC should be turned off. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.Įrror 0x80070522: A required privilage is not held by the client. When I click on "Text Document", I get the following error:Īn unexpected error is keeping you from creating the file. Now I can see the full list in "New" submenu, although I still can't create a file. Then I change the permissions: (C:) Properties -> Security -> Group or user names -> Edit -> Users -> Full control.

I right click in C and all I can see in "New" submenu is just "Folder". I've experimented with the permissions and owners, but nothing worked. I've formatted two laptops and both laptops had the same problem. (Maybe I did, and got around it, but I don't remember it.) I don't remember having this problem before. I can create the file elsewhere and move it to C, but then I can't delete the file. I can create/delete a folder, but not file. I've formatted my laptop yesterday (reinstalled W10), and today (an hour ago) I've noticed this problem.
