I assume this is probably because the article targets Windows XP and below machines, and I'm targeting windows 7 and Windows server 2008.įor some mysterious reason, i'm no longer seeing that, however, when committing the changes here newuser.CommitChanges(), I get a " UnAuthorizedAccessException". Under Work or school users > Add a work or school account, select Add account. NewUser.Invoke("SetPassword", new object "Īs the exception message, and -2147463168 as the error code. Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Other users (in some Windows editions, it may be labeled as Other people or Family & other users).
#HOW TO ADD A USER ACCOUNT ON WINDOWS 7 CODE#
Here's the code in the article: static void Main(string args)ĭirectoryEntry AD = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" +ĭirectoryEntry NewUser = AD.Children.Add("TestUser1", "user") I used the class (as in here) but it doesn't seem to work. Click the Check Names button next to the text box. Find the username of the user you want to add to this group, and enter it here. Now click on 'Add or remove user accounts' option in the Control panel window under 'User.
Now Control panel windows opens up as shown in the screen shot below.
#HOW TO ADD A USER ACCOUNT ON WINDOWS 7 HOW TO#
First open the Control Panel by clicking on Start-> Control Panel. How to Add a User Account in Windows 11 - How to Create a New Account in Windows 11 To get list of all Commands :-Search Google for - hows.tech windows comma. Let us see how we can add a new user account in Windows 7.
Enter a username in the 'Enter the object names to select' box. There are different user account types in Windows 7. This enables linking of a Windows 7 User Account to a Windows. This will allow you to add new users to this group in a new window. Microsoft has released a new version of Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant, which adds Windows Live ID online provider for Windows 7. I've been trying to create new local user accounts on windows 7 machine. Click the Add button in the Properties window.