Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator

To execute the following commands, you need elevated privileges. Open the Command Prompt with admin rights by:

  1. Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
  2. Click Yes if prompted by User Account Control (UAC).

Step 2: Create a New User

To add a new user, use the following command:

net user username password /add
  • Replace username with the desired username.
  • Replace password with a strong password for the account.

For example, to create a user named JohnDoe with the password SecurePass123, run:

net user JohnDoe SecurePass123 /add

Step 3: Add the User to the Local Administrators Group

After creating the user, you can grant them administrator privileges by adding them to the Administrators group:

net localgroup Administrators username /add

For instance, to make JohnDoe an administrator:

net localgroup Administrators JohnDoe /add

Verifying the Changes

To confirm that the user has been successfully added to the Administrators group, use:

net localgroup Administrators

This will display all users who have administrative privileges on the system.


Removing a User (Optional)

If you need to remove a user account, you can use:

net user username /delete

For example, to delete JohnDoe:

net user JohnDoe /delete