Windows 7 includes four different interfaces for managing users and groups:

• User Accounts: Located in Control Panel, User Accounts provides the simplest method to perform common tasks. It is the one we describe throughout most of this chapter.


• Local Users And Groups: This Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in-which is available only in Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions-provides access to more account management features than User Accounts and is friendlier than command-line utilities. You can start Local Users And Groups in any of the following ways:
• In Computer Management, open System Tools, Local Users And Groups.
• At a command prompt, type lusrmgr.msc.
• In Advanced User Accounts, click the Advanced tab, and then click the Advanced button.


• Advanced User Accounts: If your computer is joined to a domain, clicking the Manage User Accounts link in User Accounts opens Advanced User Accounts. (The title bar of the dialog box doesn't include the word Advanced, however.) If your computer is not joined to a domain, you can open this version by typing netplwiz at a command prompt. The capabilities of Advanced User Accounts are few (you can remove local user accounts, set passwords, and place a user account in a single security group), but it has a handful of unique features that you might find compelling. With Advanced User Accounts, you can
• Change an account's user name.
• Configure automatic logon.
• Eliminate the Ctrl+Alt+Delete requirement on domain-joined computers.


• Command-line utilities: The Net User and Net Localgroup commands provide the most complete and direct access to various account tasks.

• Creating Users
• User Accounts
• Local Users and Groups MMC Snap-In
• Advanced User Accounts Applet
• Command-line Utilities
• Password
• Changing User Accounts
• Windows CardSpace