Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Standard User Account Setup

Create Standard User With Blank Password
Batch File

@echo off
setlocal

:: Check for admin privileges
net session >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo This script must be run as administrator.
    pause
    exit /b
)

:: Create the user account with blank password
net user HotelGuest "" /add

:: Set account type to standard user (remove from Administrators group)
:: This step is unnecessary and only a precaution in case a HotelGuest Admin already exists
net localgroup Administrators HotelGuest /delete

:: Confirm success
echo.
echo User 'HotelGuest' created as a standard user with blank password.
echo.
pause
endlocal

Create Password
CMD admin
net user [username] [new_password]

Change Password (interactive)
net user Username *
<you will input the new password twice>

User Profile Backup hints to try
winget install --id=EaseUS.TodoBackup -e

Hidden AppData tree (three sub-folders)
• %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming
• %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
• %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow
Per-user registry hive (optional but useful)
• %USERPROFILE%\NTUSER.DAT  (contains HKCU registry settings)

Standard User Account Setup

Create Standard User With Blank Password Batch File @echo off setlocal :: Check for admin privileges net session >nul 2>&1 if %err...