Add or Delete Users Account with Command Line in Windows
You can create user accounts separate for each person that will be using your computer. This will allow each Windows user to have their own settings, documents folder, visual style, wallpaper and so on. So separate account for every computer user is much better idea and you can do this simple from command line. To create a new user in windows or to delete a user just follow the steps below.
This guide is tested in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
To add a new user account
Step-1
Press Windows Key + R then type in “cmd” (without quotes) and hit enter, this will run command line
Step-2
In command line type this command net user UserName Password /add
Where:
UserName = Name of the user account
Password = Password of the user account
See the new user account has been added (Start Menu > Control Panel > Users)
To delete user account
Step-1
Press Windows Key + R then type in “cmd” (without quotes) and hit enter, this will run command line
Step-2
In command line type this command net user UserName /del
Where:
UserName = Name of the user account that you want to delete
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nice Windows tips
I try this on Windows Vista thx for these Windows OS tutorials and keep t up
thanks for sharing this knowledge of Windows OS
its so simple to use cmd
thanks for sharing this command line method to add/del user account
Thanks for helping me in deleting user accounts
thanks for sharing this tip to add new users through command line on windows platform.
Ya it works in Windows 7
easy to add/del new user throgh command line
Simply simpe to create user, thanks.
Thanks for command
I am surprised with your tips keep it up
this is really a fun for me as I am not an expert user
I try this to add new user through command line, it works for me
Very simple way to create user
Will this remove the profile of the user as well?
i cannot delete my user password:
this msg appear
c:\net user username /del
system error 5 has occurred.
Acces is denied.
You must log out from user account that you want to delete and log in to another account that must have Administrator privileges, then use this command to remove Windows account.
not able to delete
cmd showing error
There are many ways to fix this problem, using batch windows, and connecting them to systems32, but the easiest is to make sure you are on an account with Administrator privileges, or that you know the password of an account with those privileges. First, go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Right Click on “Command Prompt”>Run as Administrator, and one of two things will happen. One, if you are on an account with admin privileges, you will go straight to Command prompt, but it will say “windows/systems32> instead. Or two, you will be prompted for a password of an administrator account, and then the same will happen. Your Welcome, email me or reply with any questions.
Okay, I know you probably posted this a while ago. i tried it using Windows 7, adding an account.
I only have 1 user account, which has administrator access but for some reason can’t add secondary accounts using cmd? I can using control panel.
comes up as above…
System Error 5
Access Denied.
Run command line as an administrator.
Type
cmdin Start button’s Search box then in the search results right click on cmd.exe then select “Run as administrator”.Then execute commands to add or remove user accounts.
See also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555644
Nice and great command to delete user to recovery Windows.
I have one question: “How to delete user is the username has space. NET USER Tegar Essentls /DELETE will not work.”.
Thanks.
If username contains spaces in it then put double quotes around username while running delete command.
e.g.
net user “K Jim” /delete
Thats cool… but the command creates a Limited Account..
How can i create an account with “computer administrator”
Simple! First of all, make sure you ran it as an administrator by right clicking on it and then left clicking on “Run as Administrator” Then, type ((Without quotes))
“net localgroup Administrators USERNAME /add”
and obviously, hit enter. To see a list of localgroups on your system, type
“net localgroup” most of them are just jibberish, random numbers and letters, just paty attention to Guests, Users, and Administrators. Your welcome, please email me with any comments, questions, or concerns, or just reply to this. If it does not show my email it is “ghs098@gmail.com” Thank you for your time.
hi does anyone know how to change a users account name on windows 7? the pc connects to windows server 2003 and i dont know how to enter the machine locally to change this. can this be edited it dos?
when i forget password user account what can do?
what can i create user account without log in windows?
what cant i use CMD when i don’t log in window7?
This will delete only the user and it is not deleting the user profile. Can you provide me the command for deleting the user profile?