Enable windows 10 home guest. How to enable the Guest account - Guest for Windows users. Removing a user through Computer Management

V previous versions Windows enable built-in guest account it was possible through the control panel. This feature is not available in Windows 10. The Guest account cannot be explicitly enabled outside of Control Panel or Computer Settings.

But even if you did manage to activate the guest account, it will not appear on the login screen. But this issue can also be resolved. Let's take a look at how to do this.

Turn on and sign in to your Guest account in Windows 10

1. Open command line as administrator. To do this, use the keyboard shortcut Windows + X... In the menu that opens, select the item " Command Line (Admin)».

2. Type the following command and press Enter:

net user guest / active: yes

3. After executing this command, you still cannot access the guest account. it will not appear on the login screen. Although the user himself will be visible in the "Start" menu when you click on the name of the current user.

This is because there is a Group Policy that prevents the guest account from logging in locally. But we will fix that.

4. Open the " Execute" (keyboard shortcut Windows + R). Enter the command gpedit.msc and press Enter.

5. In the Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the following branch:

Computer Configuration -> Windows Configuration -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment

6. On the right side, find the item "" and double-click on it.

7. Select the account " the guest”And delete it.

8. The guest account is now fully activated. After restarting your computer or logging out of the system, you can see it in the list of users.

! In the current build of Windows 10 (10240), a common problem is that when you log into the Guest account, the screen starts flashing and nothing can be done. This is most likely a flaw in this assembly and at the moment I have not seen a solution to this problem anywhere. The solution is to create a new account and include it in the "Guests" group.

If you want to temporarily allow someone else to access your Windows computer, the easiest way is to temporarily enable Guest account... Since it gives only the access that is allowed.

Guest account (Guest) has significant privileges restrictions - a user with such an account cannot be installed by any software or hardware devices, change system settings and passwords.

On the other hand, it provides sufficient flexibility for full-scale work, the user has access to the network (to surf the Internet) and can turn off the computer.

How to enable Windows guest recording

On Windows, guest account is disabled by default... But, to enable it, just go to Start (for Windows 10) / side right panel (for Windows 8) → Control Panel → User accounts and family safety → User accounts.

You can also go to the specified section through the search box in the menu Start / Side panel , enter the string user accounts and click on the first item found (for Windows 8, you must additionally click Settings).

In the new window select ... If you are prompted to confirm the launch of the User Account Control tool, click Yes.

You will see a list of all Windows accounts. Then press the button Managing another account and select the guest.

In the next window, click the Enable button, which will launch guest account... Now you just need to log out of Windows OS and you will see the login screen, including Guest Recording.

To disable guest Windows

Likewise, in the window with a list of accounts, click the guest and select disable guest account.

In order to calmly let strangers into the computer without threatening all your data, it is possible to create additional guest credentials. Consider the question of how to create a guest account Windows entry 10?

registration

To create a Windows 10 guest account, follow these steps:

1. In the Windows 10 taskbar, click on "Search".

2. In the line we type search query- "Command line".

3. On the appeared matching request, click the right mouse button.

4. From the drop-down list, select "Run as administrator".

5. In the pop-up form of control, we agree to the changes.

6. Enter the following value - net user Visitor / add / active: yes. Instead of Visitor, you can type an arbitrary name. It is forbidden to use the name Guest (guest entrance). It is already in use Windows services 10.

7. After entering the commands, always press Enter.

8. The window informs about the success of the action and a new cursor appears, where you need to enter the code to create a password: net user Visitor *.

9. A message appears with a string. Nothing is entered, just press Enter twice.

10. Next, enter the command: net localgroup users Visitor / delete. It removes the named name from the user list.

11. Paste the code: net localgroup guests Visitor / add. He remembers the name in the list of guest accounts.

12. Close the form. Windows 10 guest account has been created.

There is another way to start:

• "Start" opens;
• in the list of programs we find "Service";
• in the drop-down list, right-click on the "Command line" field;
• then we perform similar actions described above.

entrance

After creating the data, we check their availability. For this:

1. We go to "Start".
2. Hover over the user icon.
3. We press right button mice.
4. Click on the field of the guest entry (in our case, Visitor).

5. We enter the system without a threat to the integrity and security of personal information.

Deleting

The created guest data can be deleted at any time. To perform this operation you need:

• go to the "Start" menu;
• select the "Parameters" icon;

This article describes how to set up sharing, files and folders, without a password on Windows 10.

This tutorial will look at the simplest case for setting up Windows 10 folder sharing. When you need to provide access to Windows 10 shared resources without a password. This is the most common situation in home and small office networks. This setting assumes that network access will be without a password, without restrictions.

Note... If you have Windows 10 2017 or 2018 and you are facing a problem " Windows 10 does not see other computers on the local network", then, read another article -. It describes a solution to the problem with connecting Windows 10 to older versions of Windows. This article may be relevant for Windows connections 10 to older Linux versions.

But at the beginning of the dumb theory.

Local and global networks

The global computer network, today, there is only one, this is the Internet. Local computer networks differ from the global one in the following factors:

• The number of computers connected in this network.
• The quantity and quality of resources shared (available) in this network.

V global network The Internet connects hundreds of millions (possibly over a billion) computers. These computers provide a large number of different types of resources. The most common of which are text and graphic information... In addition to the information itself on the Internet, processing of this information is also possible - there are services for working with images and documents. Also on the Internet there are services that are not related to computer topics, for example, the sale of goods and services (for example, the sale of tickets for various transport).

To local computer network most often from two to several computers are combined. Much less often, the number of computers in a local network can be several tens or hundreds (in large commercial or government organizations). As a rule, only a few resources are distributed on local networks - files, printers, scanners and access to the Internet.

Physically, computers are connected to a network either using a cable or via a radio signal (WiFi). But in any case, setting up a local network is the same.

So, what, and in what order, needs to be done in order to configure the Windows 10 network?

Share Windows 10 without password

This guide will describe how to set up a Windows 10 network so that shared access to folders (files) and printers is provided without asking for a password. This is a variant of a trusted network. Such an organization of a local computer network is the most convenient to use (you do not need to remember passwords for each computer). And besides, such a network is easier to create and maintain.

The best way to start configuring your local network is to check the prerequisites.

Checking the LAN connection

First, you need to check for a local network connection on your computer. To do this, you need to open the applet of the available network adapters and network connections. The easiest way to open this applet is through the " Execute Windows + R ncpa.cpl and click the " OK":

Note: there is a longer way - open "" and there click on the link " Change adapter settings".

This is what the network connections applet looks like:

This example shows that there is a physical network adapter on the computer and a network connection to the local network is also there. This example uses a wired LAN (Ethernet) connection. If connected via WiFi, the adapter will be named " Wireless connection 802-11".

Possible errors that can be found in the applet " Network connections":

• This applet may not have any adapters at all - in this case, you need to check the hardware list (Device Manager). Perhaps the network adapter is disabled or the drivers are not installed.
• The adapter can be crossed out with a red cross... This means that there is no physical connection to the local network. You need to check the cables. In the case of WiFi, this means that the computer is not connected to a WiFi access point (router).
• The adapter may be labeled " Unidentified network". It means that physical connection there is a local network, but the computer could not get the settings of this network. Most often this happens if there is no router on the local network and you need to manually specify the parameters of the local network.

By Windows default is configured to automatically receive network settings from a network router. If there is a router on the local network, then you just need to stick network cable or connect to point WiFi access... If there is no router on the local network, and this sometimes happens when using small cable networks, then you will need to manually specify network settings in properties network adapter... More about manual setting parameters of the local network is written in the article "Configuring the network between Linux and Windows". It describes the setup for Windows XP, but for Windows 10 it will be exactly the same.

The next step is to check the computer name and working group... To do this, open the applet " System properties". The easiest way to open this applet is through the" Execute". It is available through the Start menu or by pressing the keys Windows + R on keyboard. In this window write sysdm.cpl and click the " OK":

This is what the applet looks like " System properties"(you need to open the" Computer name"):

Here you need to check:

• Full name- it should not be written in Cyrillic and should not have spaces.
• Working group- it should not be written in Cyrillic and should not have spaces. In addition, the name of the workgroup must be the same as the name on other computers on the local network. That is, the name of the workgroup must be the same on all computers on the local network.

If you need to change the name of a computer or workgroup, click the "Change" button. After such a change, you will need to restart Windows.

Now you can proceed to setting Windows networking 10.

Windows 10 network setup

Open up "Windows explorer" and in it find and open the item " Network"By default, on Windows 10, sharing is disabled and when you open" Network ", there will be a warning message at the top:

You need to click on this inscription and then select the item " Turn on network discovery and file sharing":

Note: another way to enable network discovery and file sharing via " Network and Sharing Center"and there click on the link" Additional sharing options"and then open the desired profile.

After that "Windows Explorer" will ask you to select the type of network, there you need to select the first option:

Note: If you later need to change the network type, see the article "Change the Windows 10 network type" for instructions.

After that "Windows Explorer"will show a list of computers on the local network:

Now you can go to those folders on these computers that are shared.

Login via local area network to the computer named "Home":

The next step is to set up Windows 10 folder sharing.

How to set up Windows 10 folder sharing

V "Windows Explorer"find the folder for which you want to share. Click on this folder with the right mouse button and select" Properties"(in this illustration, the folder is called lan):

Note: folder name must be Latin and no spaces.

In the folder properties window, you need to open the " Access"and there press the button" General access ":

In the next window, you need to open the list of local users (accounts on this computer) and select "All" in this list:

After that, click the "Add" button:

After that, for the "Everyone" group, you need to specify the read and write access rights:

After that, you need to click the "Finish" button:

After that, the " Folder properties". In it you can check the tab" Security", there should be full access for the group " Everything"(Windows automatically changes the rights file system NTFS):

That's it, this completes the setup of access to a specific folder. If you want to share another folder, these steps must be repeated for each one.

Note: share separate files not necessary. All files that are in the shared folder will be available over the network. Also will be available on the network and all nested folders.

There is one last action left.

Need to open " Network and Sharing Center"and on the left click on" Change advanced sharing options":

In the next window you need to open the profile " All networks":

And there, disable the " password protected sharing"and of course click the" Save changes "button:

This completes the configuration of network access without a password for Windows 10. Now you will be able to access this computer via the local network and Windows will not require you to enter a password.

To check, go to a Windows 10 computer from a Windows XP computer:

The shared "lan" folder opens and you can edit and create files in it via the local network.

But if, nevertheless, Windows requires a network password

Despite the fact that the settings described above are made, when logging into this computer, another computer may ask for a network password. This is possible in two cases.

Local users with the same name (login)

Both computers have local users with the same name but different passwords.

Example... There are Comp1 and Comp2. Each of them has a user named User. But on Comp1 the user has a password of 123, and on Comp2 he has a password of 456. When trying to log in to the network, the system will ask for a password.

Solution... Or remove matching usernames. Or specify the same password for users with the same login. An empty password is also considered the same.

No local user on Windows 10

On Windows 10, you can sign in and work with a Microsoft account if you have the Internet. In this case, such a situation is possible when at Windows installation 10 a local user was not created at all (the login was through an account Microsoft entry). In this case, Windows will also require a password when logging in over the local network.

Solution... Create local user on a Windows 10 computer.

If you have old computers on your local network

If your local network contains computers running old versions of Windows or Linux, then you may face a problem when Windows 10 "does not see" such computers.

The reason may be that in latest versions Windows 10 disabled support for SMB version 1. How to enable support for SMB version 1, described in the article Local network between Windows 10 and Windows XP.

Unshare Windows 10 folder

On Windows 10, canceling sharing is not obvious at all (unlike Windows XP). On the " Access"(folder properties) there is no option, as it was in Windows XP. The" Share "button is useless to click, you cannot cancel sharing there.

Now, to cancel sharing, you need on the tab " Access"push the button" Advanced customization":

And there, disable access (remove the checkbox on the "Share this folder" option):

As the saying goes, "guess three times."

Share Windows 10 folder via command line

Everything can be done much faster if you use the command line (console, cmd.exe). Just two commands:

net share lan = c: \ lan

net share lan / delete

The first command shares a folder c: \ lan and asks for her network name lan.

The second command deletes the network (public) folder lan. Real folder c: \ lan of course stays in place.

Windows 10 File Sharing with the Shared Folders snap-in

Included in the toolbox Windows management 10 there special program(snap-in) for managing shared resources on a computer. It is called " Shared folders"and you can run it with the command fsmgmt.msc(in the console or via Win + R):

Otherwise, this snap-in can be opened through the Start menu: "Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Shared Folders".

Windows 10 Printer Sharing

Sharing printers is configured in the same way as for a folder. You need to open the "Devices and Printers" applet, find there desired printer, open its properties and on the "Access" tab define the parameters of network access.

Configuring a local network for other OS

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