Overview – Guest Account in Windows 11
A guest account is a type of account that can be created on Windows usually used when a person doesn’t have access to their own computer but needs to use one. They can create a guest account and log in with their credentials for the time being.
If you want to allow someone else to use your computer for a short period of time but don’t want them to have access to all of your personal information and files, you may leverage the Guest Account feature in Windows.
By the end of this article, you’ll be able to add guest account in Windows 11:
1. Add Guest Account via User Accounts
Step 1: Open the Windows RUN by pressing the “Windows key + R” key combination on your keyboard and type: netplwiz.
Step 2: Click the “Add” button.
Step 3: Select the “Sign in without Microsoft account (not recommended)” option.
Step 4: Click the “Local account” button.
Step 5: Add username, password, password hint, and click the “Next” button.
Step 6: Double-click the newly created account.
Step 7: In the Group Membership tab, check the “Others” option and select the “Guests” option from the dropdown menu.
2. Create Guest Account via Computer Management
Step 1: In the Start menu, type “Computer Management” and hit the enter key,
Step 2: Expand the “Local Users and Groups” section on the left sidebar and click the “Users” option.
Step 3: Right-click the empty area on the right pane and click the “New User” option.
Step 4: Add the username and password for the new user.
Step 5: Once the new user is created, double-click to open the “Properties” panel. Select the “Member of” tab from the top bar.
Step 6: Single-click the “Users” option and click the remove button.
Step 7: Click the “Add” button and type “Guest” (without quotation marks) in the input area and click the “OK” button.
3. Add Guest Account via Command Prompt
Step 1: Run the Command Prompt as an administrator from the Start menu.
Step 2: To create a new account, type the command:
net user Account-Name /add /active:yes.
In this step, we cannot use “Guest” as the account name because it’s already reserved on Windows 11.
Step 3: To add a password for the newly created user, type the following command:
net user Account-Name *
Step 4: To add the recently created account to the guest user group, type the following command:
net localgroup guests Account-Name /add.
Note: To remove the recently created account from the default user group, type the following command:
net localgroup users Account-Name /delete.
4. Create Guest Account via PowerShell
Step 1: Open the PowerShell as an administrator from the Start menu.
Step 2: To create a new guest account, type the command:
New-LocalUser -Name “Account-Name” -Description “Account’s-description-here” -NoPassword.
Check If Guest Account is Created Properly
Step 1: Open the Computer Management from the Start menu.
Step 2: Expand the “Local Users and Groups” section on the left sidebar and click the “Users” option.
Step 3: Look for the newly created user, if the account was correctly added, it will appear in the list.
Next Steps
We’ve covered how to create a guest account in Windows 11. You can choose any of the methods that you find convenient to follow.
You can enable and utilize the guest account when you want to access the computer and test some configurations, but without affecting and reflecting the settings on your actual account.
Further, configure the computer’s settings to customize it depending on your preferences.
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