Disable Local Account Without Removing It?

I added a local account for a friend to use while visiting. Now I
would like to disable it without actually removing it so it could be
used again in the future if needed. I don't want it to appear on the
list of accounts at power-on. All I see on the Settings menu is
"Remove". Any way to do this? Thanks.

HG

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:41:32 -0700, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Hammond
Egger wrote:


I added a local account for a friend to use while visiting. Now I
would like to disable it without actually removing it so it could be
used again in the future if needed. I don't want it to appear on the
list of accounts at power-on. All I see on the Settings menu is
"Remove". Any way to do this? Thanks.

HG

Okay, bit of a process here. You must be in an account with administrator
privileges to do this.

1. Start by pressing Windows Key + X. This brings up the power user menu.

2. Type "g" or choose "Computer Management with your mouse."

3. Computer management (compmgmt.msc) comes up. Look at the index on the
left.

4. Choose the "Local Users and Groups" heading.

5. In the folder box to the right of the index, double-click on "Users"
folder.

6. You will see a list of users. Right-click on the user you want to
disable. Choose properties. (Or highlight with mouse and press alt-enter
to get the properties dialog)

7. In the properties dialog, check "Account is disabled." Click "OK"

8. When you come back to the Comp management panel, a little circle with
a down arrow should appear over the user account. That indicates that the
account is diabled, and it will no longer show on the login screen.


Alternately, if you're using a Standard account, you can launch an admin
command prompt by typing Win+X and then typing "a" or choosing "Command
Prompt (Admin)" in the menu. Type in the UAC password for the admin
account and click "Yes."

Then from that command prompt, type

compmgmt.msc

....and press enter. This will bring up the Computer Mangement snap-in
with the elevated privileges necessary to disable accounts. Then follow
steps 4-8.

HTH.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:41:32 -0700, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Hammond
Egger wrote:


I added a local account for a friend to use while visiting. Now I
would like to disable it without actually removing it so it could be
used again in the future if needed. I don't want it to appear on the
list of accounts at power-on. All I see on the Settings menu is
"Remove". Any way to do this? Thanks.

HG

You can also accomplish this from an elevated command prompt (Win + X, a)

NET USER username /ACTIVE:NO

that will disable the account. When you want to reenable it

NET USER username /ACTIVE:YES

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:00:03 -0500, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:41:32 -0700, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Hammond
Egger wrote:


I added a local account for a friend to use while visiting. Now I
would like to disable it without actually removing it so it could be
used again in the future if needed. I don't want it to appear on the
list of accounts at power-on. All I see on the Settings menu is
"Remove". Any way to do this? Thanks.

HG

You can also accomplish this from an elevated command prompt (Win + X, a)

NET USER username /ACTIVE:NO

that will disable the account. When you want to reenable it

NET USER username /ACTIVE:YES

Note, username is not the friendly name for the account that appears on
the login screen. For a Microsoft account, for instance, the username
will be the first five letters of the email account used to create the
account. If you are not sure what the username is, you can go to
C:\Users and look at the name of the folder for the account. The folder
name is username.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:02:34 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:00:03 -0500, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 15:41:32 -0700, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Hammond
Egger wrote:


I added a local account for a friend to use while visiting. Now I
would like to disable it without actually removing it so it could be
used again in the future if needed. I don't want it to appear on the
list of accounts at power-on. All I see on the Settings menu is
"Remove". Any way to do this? Thanks.

HG

You can also accomplish this from an elevated command prompt (Win + X, a)

NET USER username /ACTIVE:NO

that will disable the account. When you want to reenable it

NET USER username /ACTIVE:YES

Note, username is not the friendly name for the account that appears on
the login screen. For a Microsoft account, for instance, the username
will be the first five letters of the email account used to create the
account. If you are not sure what the username is, you can go to
C:\Users and look at the name of the folder for the account. The folder
name is username.

This is what I was looking for. Thanks.

HG