Can't Add Another Microsoft Account Under My Main Account.

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I can not make a new account under my main account on windows 10. I can make a new account on secondary account that I made when I first updated to windows 10. Dose anyone know how to fix this with out deleting my main account, thanks.

the main account is administrator, when I click "Add someone else to this PC" or "add a family member," the window pops up and goes away. When I try it on the other account it lets me add with no problem.
 

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Go to
C:\Windows\System32
Find
Cmd.exe
Right click it and choose run as administrator
At the admin command prompt type
net user JohnSmith /add (Substitute a username of your choice for "JohnSmith")
hit enter
IF you want the account to be a member of the local administrators group......
then type
net localgroup administrators JohnSmith /add (substitute the username you used above)
hit enter
type
exit
hit enter
Restart and log in as JohnSmith
Convert it to a MS account then
 
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Go to
C:\Windows\System32
Find
Cmd.exe
Right click it and choose run as administrator
At the admin command prompt type
net user JohnSmith /add (Substitute a username of your choice for "JohnSmith")
hit enter
IF you want the account to be a member of the local administrators group......
then type
net localgroup administrators JohnSmith /add (substitute the username you used above)
hit enter
type
exit
hit enter
Restart and log in as JohnSmith
Convert it to a MS account then

I've done that before, I want to fix my account so I don't have to do that.
 
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Confirm you are logged in with a Microsoft account?

You cannot add a family member with a local account, but should be able to "add someone else to this PC"
 

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