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computing:windows:add_hidden_users

Add Hidden Users

This is to create a user that does not show in Control Panel → User Accounts or on the Sign In Screen

Create User

At an Administrative Command Prompt

net user UserName PassWord /add (hit enter)
net localgroup Administrators UserName /add (hit enter)

:!: UserName and PassWord are replaced with your chosen values

Make the user hidden

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-hide-specific-user-accounts-sign-screen-windows-10

  1. Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command, type regedit, and click OK to open the Windows Registry.
  2. Browse the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  3. Right-click the Winlogon, select New, and click Key.
  4. Name the new key SpecialAccounts.
  5. Right-click the SpecialAccounts key, select new, and click Key.
  6. Name the new key UserList.
  7. Inside of UserList, right-click, select New, and click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  8. Name the new DWORD key with the name of the account you're trying to hide.
  9. Double-click the new DWORD key and make sure its data value is set to 0.

Set Password To Never Expire

At an Administrative Command Prompt

wmic UserAccount where name='UserName' set PassWordExpires=false (hit enter)

:!: Replace UserName with the user account you want to hide.

computing/windows/add_hidden_users.txt · Last modified: 2018/05/01 13:24 by jcooper