1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double click on Administrative Tools then in the Administrative Tools window double click on Computer Management. or... Right click on My Computer and from the menu select Manage. This will bring up the Computer Management window.
3. In the Computer Management window, click on box with a plus next to Local Users and Groups to expand it and show the Users folder and the Groups folder.
4. Click on the Users folder. This will display all the user accounts currently on the computer.

To add new users:

1. Right click on white space in the window that shows the usernames. From the menu select New User.... This should bring up a New User window.
3. Here you can enter the Account Name you wish to create, Full name, a description and a password.
   • We recommend that the box next to Password never expires is checked.

To change the privileges of users: If users were created in the Computer management window, they are members of the users group.

1. From the Computer Management window, right click on the username you would like to change the privileges of.
3. From the menu select Properties to bring up the properties of that user.
4. Select the Member Of tab. This will display which groups the user is member of.
5. To change the group the user is a member of:
   1. Click the Add... button, this will bring up the Select Groups window.
   3. Enter the name of the group the user should be added to. Common groups users can be members of are often:
      • Administrators - Complete and unrestricted access
      • Power Users - Some administrative powers but more restrictions than the administrators group
      • Users - More restricted to prevent accidental or intentional changes to the whole computer.
   • If the group exists the location then the group name will be displayed- COMPUTERNAME\Users.
   • If the group does not exist it will bring up the Name Not Found window. Double check the group exists or change the spelling of the name. Once a valid group name has been entered, exit out of the Select Groups window.
6. To double check that the group has been spelled correctly and exists, click on the Check Names button of the side of the window.
7. To remove the user from any of the groups listed, click on the group to be removed and then click the Remove button.
8. Once the groups have been added click Okay at the bottom to exit. The user will now be configured.

Using the Control Panel - User accounts

• Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double click User Accounts.
• To add an account:
  2. Select Create a new account from Pick a task...
  3. Enter the username and click next.
  4. The new window has two options for the account type:
     • Computer administrator - administrators group
     • Limited - Users group
     Pick one and then click Create to create the account. The account is not password protected yet.
• To change the password of user account:
  2. Click on the username.
  3. When it asks what changes should be made to the account, enter the password twice to confirm the creation of the account.

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