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| - | This is to create a user that does not show in **Control Panel -> User Accounts** or on the **Sign In Screen** | + | This is to create a local account without using a Microsoft account |
| - | ===== Create User ===== | + | |
| - | + | - Yes US, Yes US Keyboard, Skip add Keyboard | |
| - | At an **Administrative Command Prompt** | + | - I Don't have Internet |
| - | < | + | - Continue with limited setup |
| - | net user UserName PassWord /add (hit enter) | + | - Accept |
| - | </ | + | - User, password twice, Security questions |
| - | < | + | - No on all policy settings |
| - | net localgroup Administrators UserName /add (hit enter) | + | - Continue, not now |
| - | </ | + | |
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| - | :!: **UserName** and **PassWord** are replaced with your chosen values | + | |
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| - | ===== Make the user hidden ===== | + | |
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| - | https:// | + | |
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| - | - Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command, type regedit, and click OK to open the Windows Registry. | + | |
| - | - Browse the following path: **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon** | + | |
| - | - Right-click the Winlogon, select New, and click Key. | + | |
| - | - Name the new key SpecialAccounts. | + | |
| - | - Right-click the SpecialAccounts key, select new, and click Key. | + | |
| - | - Name the new key UserList. | + | |
| - | - Inside of UserList, right-click, select New, and click DWORD (32-bit) Value. | + | |
| - | - Name the new DWORD key with the name of the account you're trying to hide. | + | |
| - | - Double-click the new DWORD key and make sure its data value is set to 0. | + | |
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| - | ===== Set Password To Never Expire ===== | + | |
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| - | At an **Administrative Command Prompt** | + | |
| - | < | + | |
| - | wmic UserAccount where name=' | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | :!: Replace **UserName** with the user account you want to hide. | + | |
computing/windows/first_boot.1661878361.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/08/30 10:52 by jcooper
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