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Add or Remove User From Group in Windows 10

This document discusses how to add or remove users from local groups in Windows 10. It describes how group accounts are used to manage privileges for users and the types of groups that can be created. It then provides steps to add or remove a user from a group using the Local Users and Groups app, NET tool, or PowerShell.

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Add or Remove User From Group in Windows 10

This document discusses how to add or remove users from local groups in Windows 10. It describes how group accounts are used to manage privileges for users and the types of groups that can be created. It then provides steps to add or remove a user from a group using the Local Users and Groups app, NET tool, or PowerShell.

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Add or Remove User from Group in

Windows 10
In Windows 10, you can add or remove a user account from a group to grant or revoke
access to certain Windows features, file system folders, shared objects, and more. There are
a number of ways to do it. Let's review them.

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Group accounts are used to manage privileges for multiple users. Global group accounts, for
domain use, are created in Active Directory Users And Computers, while local group
accounts, for local system use, are created in Local Users And Groups. Generally, group
accounts are created to facilitate the management of similar types of users. The types of
groups that can be created include the following:

 Groups for departments within the organization: Generally, users who work in


the same department need access to similar resources. Because of this, groups can
be created that are organized by department, such as Business Development, Sales,
Marketing, or Engineering.
 Groups for users of specific applications: Often, users will need access to an
application and resources related to the application. Application-specific groups can
be created so that users get proper access to the necessary resources and
application files.
 Groups for roles within the organization: Groups could also be organized by the
user's role within the organization. For example, executives probably need access to
different resources than supervisors and general users. Thus, by creating groups
based on roles within the organization, proper access is given to the users that need
it.

A local user group is created locally. These are the groups you can use directly on a
Windows 10 computer without adding the computer to an Active Directory domain. Here is
the list of groups typically available in Windows 10 out-of-the box.

 Administrators
 Backup Operators
 Cryptographic Operators
 Distributed COM Users
 Event Log Readers
 Guests
 IIS_IUSRS
 Network Configuration Operators
 Performance Log Users
 Performance Monitor Users
 Power Users
 Remote Desktop Users
 Replicator
 Users
To add a user account to a local group in Windows 10, you can use either MMC, the console
tool net.exe, or PowerShell. Let's see how it can be done.

To add users to a group in Windows 10, do the following.

1. Press  Win  +  R  shortcut keys on your keyboard and type the following in the run
box:

lusrmgr.msc

This will open


the Local Users and Groups app.
2. Click on Groups on the left.
3. Double-click the group you want to add users to in the list of groups.

4. Click the Add button to add one or more users.


5. Alternatively, you can click the Users folder on the left.
6. Double-click on the user account on the right.
7. Switch to the Member of tab and click on the Add button to select a group you want
to add the user account to.

Note: You can use Local Users and Groups snap-in if your Windows edition comes with this
app. Otherwise, you can use one of the methods described below.

Add users to a group using the NET tool


1. Open an elevated command prompt.
2. Type the following command:

net localgroup "Group" "User" /add

Replace the Group portion with the actual group name. Provide the desired user
account instead of the "User" portion. For
example, 

3. To remove a user from a group, execute the next command:

net localgroup "Group" "User" /delete

See the following screenshot:

Add users to a group using PowerShell


1. Open PowerShell as Administrator. Tip: You can add "Open PowerShell As
Administrator" context menu.
2. Type or copy-paste the following command:

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Group" -Member "User"


Replace the Group portion with the actual group name. Provide the desired user
account instead of the "User" portion.

3. To remove a user account from a group, use the cmdlet Remove-


LocalGroupMember as follows.

Remove-LocalGroupMember -Group "Group" -Member "User"

The Add-LocalGroupMember cmdlet adds users or groups to a local security group. All the
rights and permissions that are assigned to a group are assigned to all members of that
group.

The cmdlet Remove-LocalGroupMember removes members from a local group.

That's it.

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