Would you like to learn how to disable the guest user account using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to disable the guest user account on a computer running Windows.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
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Tutorial Powershell - Disable the guest account
As an Administrator, start an elevated Powershell command-line.
List the local user accounts.
Here is the command output:
Disable the Guest user account using Powershell.
The Guest account name may be different in other languages.
Verify if the account was disabled.
Here is the command output:
In our example, we disabled the local guest account.
Disable the guest account using WinRM and Powershell.
Enter a credential with administrative permissions.
Verify if the guest account was disabled.
Use a credential with administrative permissions.
Disable the guest account 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 disable the guest account using Powershell.
