Is there a way to bring up the User Accounts windows in Windows 7 or 8, which appears when you type "control userpasswords2" via the user interface? I searched for it in every imaginable place and sub-menu, but so far haven't found it. Thank you.
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Just found out: the control userpasswords2 practically starts the netplwiz.exe utility. So in order to start it via the GUI, just go to %windir%/system32 and there double click on netplwiz.exe.
You can also add it as an option to the control panel via this script: Add User Accounts Utility (Userpasswords2) to Control Panel
2 ways of achieving this:
- Win+R |
control userpasswords2| enter - Win+R |
netplwiz| enter
- Hit the Windows key.
- Type Users.
- Click Settings.
- Click "Change Account Type".
On Windows 7,
1) Bring up the Control Panel (e.g., from the Start Menu).
If the Control Panel is in Categories mode (which, I believe, is the default),
2) Click on “User Accounts”, and
3) Click on “Give other users access to this computer”.
If the Control Panel is in Icons mode,
2) Click on “User Accounts”, and
3) Click on “Manage User Accounts”.
