Manage+User+Accounts+How+to


 * Manage User Accounts How to **

You probably know that you can manage user accounts via the User Accounts applet in Control Panel, which gives you the simple interface shown below.

But did you know there are several other tools in Windows 7 for managing user accounts? Note that if your computer is a domain member, the Manage User Accounts link will open the Advanced User Accounts tool, which lets you do additional things such as changing the user names on accounts and configuring automatic logon. If your computer is not a domain member, you can still open this interface by typing **//netplwiz//** at the command prompt.

If you are into command line tools, you can use the Net User command to create and modify user accounts. KB article 251394 describes the syntax for the Net User tool. []

And finally, if you are running the Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate edition, you can open a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and use the Local Users and Groups snap-in, which provides more account management features than the Control Panel applet. You open this by typing //lusrmgr.msc// in the Start menu Search box.