Windows user account management at the Command Line

One thing I do pretty frequently is add and delete user accounts and going through the GUI can be time consuming especially if your dealing with a slow or unresponsive computer. So, what I opt for is using Windows Command line.

Open a Command Prompt as an Administrator. 

First, let's add a user. When you see the blinking cursor, type the follow command:

net user exampleuser examplepassword /add

Your Command Prompt should now look like this.

*NOTE: If you just type net user the prompt will display a list of all the accounts on the computer. This is a fast easy way to get a snap shot of all the users without having to go through the control panel.

If you want to add that user to a particular group you would type:

net localgroup examplegroup exampleuser /add

Here we added the user to the Administrators group.

Now to delete a user:

net user exampleuser /del

You can also add a User Group similar to how you added a user by typing:

net localgroup examplegroup /add

And delete a user group:

net localgroup examplegroup /del

These commands only apply to local user accounts, however, if you are connected to a domain you can add and delete users by adding /domain at the end.

For example:

net user Admin2 pa$$w0rd /add /domain

net user Admin2 pa$$w0rd /del /domain

Remember if your stuck on any command you can type /? or help after the command, press enter, and windows will show you how to user it.