How do I set up two user accounts on a Windows laptop for shared use?

Just make another account on the laptop! Your documents will be secured in your own area, so no worries about him seeing those. No need to bother with partitioning; that can complicate things unnecessarily.

Yeah, creating two accounts with different passwords is the way to go. Just so you know, a factory reset will wipe everything on both accounts, so you'll lose any installed programs. As for the hard drive, it’s tricky – there’s no easy way to partition it for tracking space usage by each user. Generally, installed programs on one account can be accessed by another, but each user usually has their own data stored separately.

It's pretty simple! Just create a separate user account for your husband. Keep your personal files in the Documents folder instead of the common files area. This way, he won’t be able to snoop around your stuff. You might also want to consider using cloud storage for anything sensitive, as that will keep it out of reach on the laptop itself.