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This wiki will teach you how to add and delete user accounts with command prompt built into Microsoft Windows.

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Steps

  1. Add and Delete Users Accounts With Command Prompt in Windows Step 1 Version 2.jpg
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    Go to start>run>. Type in "cmd" without quotes a black screen with white text will appear.
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  2. Add and Delete Users Accounts With Command Prompt in Windows Step 2 Version 2.jpg
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    To add a user to your computer, type in "net user usernamehere passwordgoeshere /add" (substituting the desired username for "username goes here" and the desired password for "password goes here" example: "net user wikihow 12345 /add"
    • The command prompt will return with "The command completed successfully."
  3. Add and Delete Users Accounts With Command Prompt in Windows Step 3.jpg
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    To delete a user on your computer, open the Command Prompt (refer to step one). Type "net user wikihow /del" without quotes
    • Command Prompt will return with "The command completed successfully."
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Tips

  • There is another way through the control panel's user accounts section. Open the Command Prompt (refer to step one.) Then type>"control userpasswords2" or "control userpasswords" without quotation marks.
  • To exit the Command Prompt, type "exit" without quotation marks.

Warnings

  • Be careful when deleting user accounts. All deletions will be permanent.

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Article Info

Categories: Command Prompt

In other languages:

Español: Cómo añadir y borrar usuarios con el comando prompt en Windows, Italiano: Come Gestire gli Account degli Utenti con il Prompt dei Comandi in Windows, Português: Como Adicionar e Excluir Contas de Usuário Pelo Prompt de Comando no Windows

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