Powershell – Create a local group

Would you like to learn how to create a local group using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to create a local group on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10

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Tutorial Powershell – Create a local group

As an Administrator, start an elevated Powershell command-line.

List the local groups.

Here is the command output:

Create a local group.

Verify if the group was created.

Here is the command output:

In our example, we created a local group named MYGRP.

Add members to a local group.

List members of a local group.

Here is the command output:

Create a local group on a remote computer using WinRM and Powershell.

Enter a credential with administrative permissions.

Verify if the group was created.

Create the local group on a remote computer using a stored credential.

There are multiple ways to use Powershell, WinRM, and a stored credential.

Congratulations! You are able to create a local group using Powershell.