Tried those. Did not work. Did some more checking. CMD(admin) window net user shows all the user accounts. LUSMGR.msc there are no users listed. Not sure if this is part of my problem. Also, found...

windows 10 pro version 1803. intel core2 quad. 8Gb ram.
accounts-your accounts-signin with local account - not working.
accounts-signin options - not working
accounts-family&others-others-add -...