The command line may be used to add users instead of the GUI in some cases. By using a script, we can add 100 users very quickly. You can perform this task with the net user commands provided by Windows. Windows 10 and Windows 7 are both compatible with this command.
Add a New User Account on Windows 10:
net user username password /ADD
Sample: The login ID and password of 29SASIAN should be used to create a new user account.
net user John fadf24as /ADD
How to Hidden the Password:
When creating a new user account, you can choose to hide a password by using ‘*’.
C:\>net user /add John * Type a password for the user: Retype the password to confirm: The command was completed successfully. C:\>
How to add a new user account to the domain:
net user username password /ADD /DOMAIN
Domain names are not included in the command.
Example:
net user John fadf24as /ADD /DOMAIN
How to Rename the User Account?
You can’t rename a user account with the net use command. However, wmic commands can be used to accomplish that. Check Here – Rename File How to?
Uses of net user commands that are more advanced:
When creating a new account, users are required to set their full names.
net user username password /ADD /FULLNAME:"User_Fullname"
Passwords can be changed by the user by following these steps:
net user username password /ADD /PASSWORDCHG:Yes
Passwords should not be changed by users:
net user username userpasswd /ADD /PASSWORDCHG:NO
/EXPIRES allows us to configure account expiry time. Accounts can also be set to never expire using this option.
Use the /PASSWORDREQ switch to specify if a password is required. To learn more about all the options available to Internet users, click here. Read to Check – Examples & Syntax
How to create a new administrator account on windows 7?
An administrator account cannot be created directly. To add a user to the Administrators group, first, create the user’s account.
Found of Errors:
- Adding a new user account to the system is not allowed if you don’t have privileges. The following is an example of this error.
C:\>net user John /add
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
C:\>- You must connect your computer to the domain before adding a user. This error is displayed otherwise.
C:\>net user testuser testpassword /ADD /DOMAIN
The request will be processed at a domain controller for domain mydomain.com.
System error 1355 has occurred.
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.Read Also: Run Command for Disk Management [Shortcut Windows]