New-LocalUser

New-LocalUser [-Name*] <String> [-AccountExpires <DateTime>] [-AccountNeverExpires] [-Confirm] [-Description<String>] [-Disabled] [-FullName <String>] -NoPassword* [-UserMayNotChangePassword] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

New-LocalUser [-Name*] <String> [-AccountExpires <DateTime>] [-AccountNeverExpires] [-Confirm] [-Description<String>] [-Disabled] [-FullName <String>] -Password* <SecureString> [-PasswordNeverExpires][-UserMayNotChangePassword] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

The New-LocalUser cmdlet creates a local user account. This cmdlet creates a local user account or a local user account that is connected to a Microsoft account.

Parameters

-AccountExpires <DateTime>

Default value is None
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Specifies when the user account expires. To obtain a DateTime object, use the Get-Date cmdlet. If you do not specify this parameter, the account does not expire.

-AccountNeverExpires [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Indicates that the account does not expire.

-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input False

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

-Description <String>

Default value is None
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Specifies a comment for the user account. The maximum length is 48 characters.

-Disabled [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Indicates that this cmdlet creates the user account as disabled.

-FullName <String>

Default value is None
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Specifies the full name for the user account. The full name differs from the user name of the user account.

-Name <String>

This value is required
Default value is None
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Specifies the user name for the user account.

If you create a local user account that is connected to a Microsoft account, specify the user name in the following format: `MicrosoftAccount\`<user name>@`Outlook.com` for a user of a Microsoft account on Outlook.com.

If you create a local user account for the local system, the user name can contain up to 20 uppercase characters or lowercase characters. A user name cannot contain the following characters:

" / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > @

A user name cannot consist only of periods (.) or spaces.

-NoPassword [<SwitchParameter>]

This value is required
Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Indicates that the user account does not have a password.

-Password <SecureString>

This value is required
Default value is None
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Specifies a password for the user account. You can use `Read-Host -GetCredential`, Get-Credential, or ConvertTo-SecureString to create a SecureString object for the password.

If you omit the Password and NoPassword parameters, New-LocalUser prompts you for the new user's password.

-PasswordNeverExpires [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Indicates whether the password expires.

-UserMayNotChangePassword [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName

Indicates that the user cannot change the password on the user account.

-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Default value is False
Accepts pipeline input False

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Inputs

System.String, System.DateTime, System.Boolean, System.Security.SecureString

You can pipe a string, a DateTime object, a Boolean value, or a secure string to this cmdlet.

Outputs

System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalUser

This cmdlet returns a LocalUser object. This object provides information about the user account.

Examples

Create a user account:

PS C:\> New-LocalUser -Name "User02" -Description "Description of this account." -NoPassword

   Name    Enabled  Description
   ----    -------  -----------
   User02  True     Description of this account.

This command creates a local user account. The command does not specify the AccountExpires parameter. Therefore, the account does not expire.

Create a user account that has a password:
```
PS C:\> $Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString
PS C:\>  New-LocalUser "User03" -Password $Password -FullName "Third User" -Description "Description of this account."

   Name    Enabled  Description
   ----    -------  -----------
   User03  True     Description of this account.
```
The first command prompts you for a password by using the Read-Host cmdlet. The command stores the password as a secure string in the $Password variable.

The second command creates a local user account by using the password stored in $Password. The command specifies a user name, full name, and description for the user account.
Create a user account that is connected to a Microsoft account:
```
PS C:\> New-LocalUser -Name "MicrosoftAccount\usr [email protected]" -Description "Description of this account."
```
This command creates a local user account that is connected to a Microsoft account. This example uses a placeholder value for the user name of an account at Outlook.com. Because the account is connected to a Microsoft account, do not specify a password.

Additional Notes

 * A user name cannot be identical to any other user name or group name on the computer. A user name cannot 
 consist only of periods (.) or spaces. A user name can contain up to 20 uppercase characters or lowercase 
 characters. A user name cannot contain the following characters:

 " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > @ * A password can contain up to 127 characters. The PrincipalSource property is 
 a property on LocalUser , LocalGroup , and LocalPrincipal * objects that describes the source of the object. 
 The possible sources are as follows:

 - Local

 - Active Directory

 - Azure Active Directory group

 - Microsoft Account PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions 
 of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.

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