c:>net user guest /deleteĬannot perform this operation on built-in accounts. However, Windows does not allow to delete guest account, for the fact it does not allow deleting any built-in accounts like administrator. If you are never going to use the guest account, you may be thinking to delete it permanently from your system. Open the guest account properties and then select / unselect the check button ‘Account is disabled’. Run the command ‘lusrmgr.msc’ from Run window, enter administrator credentials and go to the node ‘Users’ in the console. The above commands would work on Windows 7, Windows 8 and also on older versions like XP, Server 2003 etc.Īlternatively, we can enable or disable guest account from GUI using the user management console. Here’s the command to disable guest account on any Windows version/edition.

net user guest /active:yesĮxample: C:>net user guest | findstr /C:'active'Īccount active Yes How to disable guest account Open elevated administrator command prompt and run the below command. It makes targeting the admin account be it a local admin or a domain admin very easy. The administrator SID for the default administrator always ends in -500, guest is 501. Before installing Bitdefender make sure that. Each account has a status assigned (Administrator, Standard, etc).

Example: c:>net user guest | findstr /C:'active'Īccount active No How to enable guest account Therefore, Microsoft leaves the administrator account disabled and expects you to create a new one. All user accounts will be listed on the page.

Accounts administrator account status