Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)


The Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc) console provides an advanced interface for creating, modifying, disabling, and deleting user accounts.

  • can reset the password for an account

Security groups can be used to collect user accounts that need to be allocated similar permissions.

  • E.g., right to edit files in a shared folder

Default groups implement the account types that can be selected via the settings interface.

  • Administrators
  • Users
  • Guests