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Scripts to create users on Windows devices

Some corporate devices might be used by more than one employee. As a result, an administrator might have to create separate user accounts on each device. Manually creating accounts on all the devices can be a tedious task. Hexnode lets admins deploy scripts to get the job done.

Disclaimer:

The sample scripts provided below are adapted from third-party open-source sites.

Batch script

Create user

Batch script to create users on Windows

net user "username" "password" /add

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net user "username" "password" /add

E.g., To create a user Josh,

Net user "Josh" "Josh123" /add

On deploying the above script, a new user account with username Josh will be added to the device, and the user can log in to the account using the password Josh123.

To create a user account with no password, do not provide any value for password in the above script.

E.g., Net user "Josh" "" /add

Change username

You can change the name of the created user account by running the script given below.

wmic useraccount where name='Administrator' rename 'NewName'

1	wmic useraccount where name='Administrator' rename 'NewName'

Replace ‘Administrator’ with the current name of the user and ‘NewName’ with the new name of the user, respectively.

Change password

The following script can be used to change the password for the user account.

net user "Username" "NewPassword"

1	net user "Username" "NewPassword"

Replace “Username” and “NewPassword” with your user’s name and required password.

Change account type to Standard

net localgroup Administrators "Account Name" /delete

1	net localgroup Administrators "Account Name" /delete

Replace “Account Name” with your user account name.

Change account type to Administrator

net localgroup Administrators "Account Name" /add

1	net localgroup Administrators "Account Name" /add

Replace “Account Name” with your user account name.

PowerShell script

Create user

To create a user without a password, you can run the script given below.

New-LocalUser -Name "username" -NoPassword

1	New-LocalUser -Name "username" -NoPassword

E.g. To create a user Josh without a password,

New-LocalUser –Name "Josh" -NoPassword

You can also create a user account with a password by running the script given below.

New-LocalUser "username" -Password "password"

1	New-LocalUser "username" -Password "password"

E.g. To create a user Josh with a password,
New-LocalUser "Josh" -Password "Josh123"

Change username

You can change the name of the created user account by running the script given below.

Rename-LocalUser -Name "Administrator" -NewName "New Name"

1	Rename-LocalUser -Name "Administrator" -NewName "New Name"

Replace ‘Administrator’ with the current name of the user and ‘NewName’ with the new name of the user, respectively.

Change password

The following script can be used to change the password for the user account.

$SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "NewPassword" -AsPlainText -Force 
$UserAccount = Get-LocalUser -Name "Username" 
$UserAccount | Set-LocalUser -Password $SecurePassword

$SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "NewPassword" -AsPlainText -Force

$UserAccount = Get-LocalUser -Name "Username"

$UserAccount | Set-LocalUser -Password $SecurePassword

Replace “Username” and “NewPassword” with your user’s name and required password.

Change account type to Standard

Remove-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "Account Name"

1	Remove-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "Account Name"

Replace “Account Name” with your user account name.

Change account type to Administrator

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "Account Name"

1	Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "Account Name"

Replace “Account Name” with your user account name.

Notes:

It is recommended to manually validate the script execution on a system before executing the action in bulk.
Hexnode will not be responsible for any damage/loss to the system on the behavior of the script.