In previous versions of Windows, the guest account (Guest) allowed users to create a limited environment for other people to use applications and access the Internet, but unfortunately this special account no longer exists in Windows 11 and 10. However, you can still create a limited account using settings, Computer Management, Command Prompt, and even PowerShell commands. Follow us to create a temporary guest account in Windows 11.
How to create a guest account using the settings page?
To create a guest account in Windows 11, you must follow the steps below:
- In the first step, open the Settings page.
- Now click on Accounts.
- From the right panel, click on Family & other users.
In the “Other users” section, you must click the Add account button.
In this step, click on the I do not have this person sign-in information option as shown below.
Choose a name for your guest account. For example, in the image below, we chose the name Visitor.
- Note: Although the guest account feature is no longer native to Windows, the word Guest is still a reserved name for the system, so you should not use the name “Guest” for your account.
- Create a password for your account.
- Complete security queries to enable the recovery feature.
- Now click the Next button.
Once you have completed the above steps, a standard limited account will be created for you so that you can safely share it with guests and others. Finally you need to log out of your current account and log in to the account you just created.
You can add this newly created account to the “Guest” group to increase its restrictions. However, you should note that it is not possible to make changes to user groups through Settings, and you must use the Computer Management or Command Prompt app.
Add an account to the Guest user group
In order to add a Windows 11 account to the Guest group via Computer Management, you must perform the following steps in order:
- In the first step, open the Start menu.
- Now search for Computer Management and click on the first result to open the relevant app.
- Take the following path:
System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users - Now right-click on the guest account you want and select Properties.
5. Click on the Member Of tab here.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Now click on the Advanced button.
8. Click the Find now button.
9. Now select the Guests group.
10. Click the OK button.
11. Click OK again.
12. Now select the Users group.
13. Click the Remove button as shown below.
14. Click the Apply button.
15. Finally, click the OK button.
After completing these steps, the account you want will be added to the Guests group (with more restrictions).
How to create a guest account using Computer Management?
To create a guest account through Computer Management, you must follow the steps below:
- In the first step, open Start.
- Then search for Computer Management and click on the first result.
- Follow the path below:
System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users - Click on the “Action” menu and select the New user option.
5. Choose a name for the account created (in this example we chose the Visitor name ) and enter it in the “User name” field.
6. Choose a new password for your guest account.
7. Uncheck User must change password at next logo.
8. Now click on the Create button.
9. Right-click on the created account and select Properties.
10. Click the Member Of tab.
11. Now click on the Add button.
12. Click the Advanced button as shown below.
13. In this step, click on Find Now.
14. Now select the Guests group.
15. Click the OK button.
16. Click the OK button again.
17. Then select the Users group.
18. Now click on the Remove button.
- Click the Apply button.
- Finally, click the OK button.
After completing the above steps, a guest account will be created for you with completely limited access.
How to create a guest account using Command Prompt?
To create a temporary guest account using Command Prompt, you must follow the steps below:
- First, open the Start menu.
- Now search for Command Prompt in this field, right-click on the first result and then click on Run as administrator.
- Type the following command and then press Enter to create a new account:
net user Visitor /add /active:yes - Type the following command and press Enter to make the relevant password settings for the created guest account:
* net user Visitor
5. Type the following command to exit the newly created account from the user group and then press Enter :net localgroup users Visitor /delete
6. Type the following command and move the new account you created to the Guest’s user group. Then press Enter :net localgroup guests Visitor /add
After completing the above steps, your desired account will appear on the account login screen for everyone, and any user who has a password can log in to this limited account and use it.
How to create a guest account using PowerShell?
To create a guest account using PowerShell commands in Windows 11, you need to do the following:
- Open Start first .
- Now search for PowerShell and right-click on the first result. Then select Run as administrator .
- Type the following command to enter a password for your account, then press Enter :
$GuestPassword = Read-Host -AsSecureString - Create your guest account using the flashing password indicator.
- Enter the following command to create a new account and then press Enter :
New-LocalUser "Visitor" -Password $GuestPassword - Type the following command to add a new account to the Guests group. Then press Enter :
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Guests" -Member "Visitor"
After completing the above steps, PowerShell will create a new guest account for other people to use on your device.
Note that the above steps are for creating and setting up a temporary account in order to share a system with other people. If you want to share a device with other people on a regular basis, we recommend creating a standard account for each user (either a Microsoft account or an offline account).
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