What can be confusing is finding the right place to accomplish a specific
task regarding user accounts. Table 8-1 shows a bunch of different tasks and
where to go to accomplish them.
Figure 8-3. The Local Users and Groups window gives you the most control over user
accounts, but at the expense of a rather sparse and intimidating Registry Editor-like
interface
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Table 8-1. The various places user-account tasks can be performed
Task User Accounts User Accounts 2
Local Users
and Groups
Add groups
Add users
Assign a user to a group
Assign a user to multiple groups
Change a user??™s account name
Change a user??™s description
Change a user??™s home profile folder
Change a user??™s password
Change a user??™s picture
Choose a logon script
Copy a user??™s profile folder
Disable a user or group account without
removing it
Export a list of users/groups to a text file
Find Administrator accounts without passwords
Manage network user names and passwords
Modify groups
Password reset disk
Prevent forgotten passwords
Remove almost any user
Remove any user
Rename certain users
Remove a user??™s password
Require Ctrl-Alt-Del to log on
Set password expiration
Turn on/off Administrator account
Turn on/off Guest account
Turn on/off login window
Turn on/off User Account Control (UAC)
Turn on/off Welcome screen
Use Fast User Switching
View members of groups
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For the most part, adding, removing, and modifying user accounts is a fairly
self-explanatory process, so I won??™t go into every excruciating detail here.
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