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titleWindows (10, 11, Server) off-domain


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titleCreate a local user account

1) Click on the "Start" menu and then the gear icon in the left-hand menu, then open the "Settings" panel

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2) Click on "Accounts" in the settings menu

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3) Click on "Other users"

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4) Click on "Add someone else to this PC"

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5) Double-click into the "Users" location

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5) Fill in the user's information, as shown below, using a temporary password and click "Create" when finished. To create an admin account, use the prefix "L-" before the netid (second image)

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titleAdd RDP (Remote Desktop) access


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NOTE: Only standard (non-administrator) accounts should be allowed interactive login privileges!

1) From within the "lusrmgr" menu (Step #5 in the previous section), click into the "Groups" location in the tree and then double-click to open the "Remote Desktop Users" group

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2) You'll see the users who currently have RDP access. Click "Add"

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3) Type the user account in the "object name" box and click "OK"

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titleProvide Administrator rights to a user


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A separate "l-netid" account should be created for this purpose, and the admin account cannot be provided direct remote desktop access

1) Follow the "account-creation" steps above to create a new local user account ("l-netid")

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2) From within the "lusrmgr" menu (Step #5 in the account creation guide), click into the "Groups" location in the tree and then double-click into the "Administrators" group

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3) Type the "L-" user account in the "object name" box and click "OK"

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