Whenever a new server administrator or user comes on board, you need to get him a new user account to let them join the network and start his/her job. In the following article, I will create a new user account by the name of Ali Hasnain using Server Manager and PowerShell. By the end of this article, I hope you can easily add a new user to Windows Server 2022.

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Add new user on Windows Server 2022

You can add a new user account on Windows Server either through PowerShell or Server Manager.

How to add a new user using Server Manager?

To add a new user via the Server Manager, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Server Manager (You can search it in the Search Box or open it from the Start Menu)
2. Click on the Tools on the top right-hand side of the Server Manager Dashboard window. Find, Active Directory Users and Computers from the drop-down menu and click on it.

3. On the Active Directory Users and Computers window, you will see the domain name on the top left-hand side. Click on the domain name to expand it.
4. There are multiple folders (containers) and organizational units. Find the Users container and left-click on it. You will see all the existing users and groups.

5. If you right-click on the Users folder, a right-click menu shows up. Then click on the New > Users to add a new user.

6. Fill in the new user’s first name, last name, and user login name in the new dialog box and click next.

7. Enter the new password, and confirm it. Moreover, there are four options that you can check or uncheck according to your wish. If you want the user to change the password at the next login, tick the first option. Select the second option if you do not allow the user to change the password. You can read each option’s instructions and act according to your wish.

You have created a new user account, go back to the Users container, and see the new user added to the list. If you want to edit the user information, you can double-click on the user and add or change the user information from the user’s properties.

How to create a Local User Account on Windows Server from PowerShell?

The second way to create a user account on Windows Server 2022 is through PowerShell. To do that, you must run PowerShell ISE as an administrator. In the PowerShell window, write the following commands and enter:

New-LocalUser –Name “Name_of_the_User” –NoPassword  

The above command creates a new user without a password. Remember to write the new user’s name between the quotation marks. If you want to add more details of the new user, such as full name and description, write the command below:

New-LocalUser –Name "Name_of_The_User" –FullName "Full_Name_of_User" –Description "write the description for the user" –NoPassword.

This command adds a description and full name for the new user. (Write the description and full name between the quotation marks).

If you want to create a new user with a password, first, you must define a variable ($Password Statement) to store the password securely as a secure string. Write the below command and enter. A password box pops up, enter the password and click OK.

$Password = Read-Host –AsSecureString

The $Password statement defines a variable to save the password as a secure string. Now write the command below to create a new user.

New-LocalUser –name “Name_of_User” –Password $Password

Instead of giving a password directly, you may notice that we used the variable name ($password), and this variable name contains the password.

Now you created a user with PowerShell. To see the list of users, write the command below and enter:

Get-LocalUser

Conclusion

In this article, you have learned to create a new user using the Server Manager and PowerShell. You can now create a new user on your Windows Server system and use that account easily to log into your system.

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Currently PowerShell doesn’t have a builtin cmdlets for local users and groups. In order to manage local users groups using PowerShell, the ‘LocalAccount” module must be installed on Windows 10. This module allows you to managing local user accounts and Groups with PowerShell. I have tested this PowerShell module on Windows 10 and works perfectly. You can use the LocalAccount PowerShell module on other Windows clients and Windows Servers as well.

Manage Local Users Groups Using PowerShell

Before you begin to manage local users groups using PowerShell, you must install the LocalAccount module on your system. In order to install this module follow the step by step guide.

1. Start Windows PowerShell with the “Run as Administrator” and type “FIND-Module localaccount | INSTALL-Module” and press enter to start installing the module.

2. When prompts about installing prerequisite software for running localaccount module, type “Y” and press enter to accept it. Next one type “Y” to accept installing module.

3. Now the PowerShell localaccount module has been downloaded and installed successfully. Before you import the module, you need to change the policy to enable installing unsigned PowerShell scripts. To enable execute policy type “Set-ExecutePolicy RemoteSigned” and press enter.

This will allow you to run unsigned scripts that you write on your local computer or downloaded from internet.

Note: For security of you system, never download scripts from non-trusted repository for PowerShell.

4. Now you can import the localacount module using “Import-Module localaccount” command. Just type the command and press enter.

5. To list or retrieve the available commands of localaccount module, type “Get-Command -Module localaccount” and press enter.

That’s all commands of localaccount module. These commands are all pretty clear and undrestandable. Try to use them for managing Users and Groups with PowerShell on Windows 10 and Windows Server.

If you have any problem with these module, feel free to ask and share the issues you have with.

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The user account profile in Windows is a property of a person. Using an account without password is a risky practice. It must be secured with password or even encryption. In Windows first time you set and change user account password, when finalizing Windows installation.

The methods in this article will be performed easily with Windows Account Setting, Local User and Group Manager, Command Line, and reset a forgotten password. Let’s do change user account password in Windows 10 with various methods.

#1. Change User Account Password with CMD

This first and experts way is using command line in Windows. No matter, it would be command prompt (CMD) or Windows PowerShell. Works perfectly on both interfaces.

1. Open cmd or powershell as administrator account. In order to open it with high privilege admin account, press Windows key and type PowerShell then right click PowerShell and select run as administrator.

2. Specify what user you want to change account password. Do it with Net user command.  Type “net user” and hit enter to list the users accounts.

3. Type “net user Shais *” ( Shais is a user name) and hit enter. To change the password type the password twice and the command should complete successfully.

Finally type Exit and press enter to close the Powershell interface. Now the User account password has been changed. I recommend you to read “Net User Command Add, Delete, Edit User Account” article to know more about Net User command.

#2. Change User Account Password with Local User Manager

This method is using a graphical interface, and it’s good for standard user who are new in Windows.

1. To simply open the local user account manager, type “lusrmgr.msc” in Windows Run and press enter. It will directly open the Windows local user manager console with a separate page.

2. Select Users from left side to see the list of users. Now right click the specific user name and select Set Password.

3. You might see the following changing account password alert. Just click Proceed and go to the next step.

4. Type a new complex and strong password twice and click OK. The password length must be complex and long enough to prevent easy guessing by someone.

Finally the password has been set. Click OK on the prompt window and close local user and group manager console. Once logoff and login to system to effect the changes.

#3. Change Password Using User Account Settings

This method is specially for Windows 10 and Windows 8 users. Change form User Account Settings.

1. Press Windows key on keyboard and select user then click Change account settings. It works for Windows tables and mobiles also.

2. On the Accounts settings page, click Change under Change your account password.

3. Type the current password and click Next. For security reason you should confirm your current password in this section. I don’t know why it ask me such a doubtful question while it doesn’t prompt any credential for two above methods!

4. Now enter the new password twice and type a password hint to remember you the password, then click Next. Don’t type something too much close to your password on password hint.

Finally close all pages and continue to work with your system…

#4. Change the Forgotten Password

The forth method is a bit difficult, but it’s possible to change or reset a forgotten password. It’s good for a user who forgot his account password. It might happen to everyone to forgot his account password. Yes it is a trouble.

To reset a lost password read the How to “Reset forgotten password of Windows 10?” step by step guide.

#5. Change Password Using Active Directory

It is related to network directory, which performed from Windows Server Active Directory or PowerShell cmdlets. Type dsa.msc on Windows run to open active directory. Then find and change the password of a user.

Read more about and working with active directory objects on “How to create object in Active Directory” post.

To change a user account password using PowerShell, read the “How to Create User Account Using PowerShell” article.

Conclusion

Changing password is easy, even recovering a lost password. But keeping them secure is the art of a pro and knowledgeable user. So try to keep your all account password secure.

Fell free to ask your question through comment area. Hope you enjoy these five ways to change user account password in Windows operating system.

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