Windows 10: Managing guest account as administrator

Discus and support Managing guest account as administrator in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I created a standard guest account with restricted access to settings. Now I would like to do some personalization tweaks on that account (add profile... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by decimus, Sep 24, 2019.

  1. DECIMUS
    decimus Win User

    Managing guest account as administrator


    I created a standard guest account with restricted access to settings. Now I would like to do some personalization tweaks on that account (add profile picture, edit input languages and layouts etc). I can't do that when logged in as a guest. Is there a way to configure the guest account as admin?

    (I created Guest using PowerShell commands, not through Windows options, if that matters)

    :)
     
    decimus, Sep 24, 2019
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  2. DECIMUS
    decimus Win User

    Managing guest account as administrator

    That's what I was looking for. Thanks!
     
    decimus, Sep 24, 2019
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Managing guest account as administrator

    I created a local account called Visitor and made it a member of Guests by running Netplwiz. You can run Netplwiz, select your guest account and click the Properties button. Temporarily make yours an administrator, make your changes, then set it back to just being a member of Guests.


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    Bree, Sep 24, 2019
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  4. VESAO
    Vesao Win User

    Managing guest account as administrator

    How to remove Guest account?


    Try these steps and you should be able to delete the guest account:
    1. Press the WIN + X keys and select "Command Prompt (Admin)" from the Quick Access menu.
    2. At the Command Prompt, run this command: Code:
      Code:
      net user Guest /del
     
    Vesao, Sep 24, 2019
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