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titleWindows (10, 11, Server) off-domain


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titleCreate a local user account


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titleCommand Line

1) On the remote computer, right-click on the start menu and click "Windows PowerShell (Admin)"

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2) Copy in the following commands line by line, substituting in the user's Netid or "L-netid" to create an admin account (examples below)

Standard user:

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languagepowershell
$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString

New-LocalUser -Name "<netid>" -FullName "Firstname Lastname" -Description "Standard user account for <netid> -Password $Password


Admin user:

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languagepowershell
$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString

New-LocalUser -Name "<netid>" -FullName "Firstname Lastname" -Description "Admin user account for <netid> -Password $Password



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titleGUI

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


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


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


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

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5) Double-click into the "Users" location

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6) 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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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")


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


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


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