Management of users and local groups snap-in or lusrmgr.msc are one of the features of Windows 10, which allows administrators to manage local users and groups in Windows. However, like many other features such as Group Policy, Windows Sandbox, Hyper-V, user and local group management is also missing. But then there is a workaround. the Lusrmgr tool which we are talking about will allow you to access the management of local users and groups in Windows 10 Home or any other version of Windows.
Manage local users and groups in Windows 10 Home
Lusrmgr is a third-party application available for Windows 10 Home, which they can use to get all the functionality available in the official version of lusrmgr.msc. This tool was designed to offer many more features, including
- Password:
- to change the password
- Save password using reversible encryption
- Connection settings
- Displays the last successful connection
- Number of failed connections
- Account expiration date
- Logon script path
- Advanced
- Unlock account if locked
- Group membership
One of the interesting features of this tool is the possibility to define the access time for this user in Windows. It is useful when you don’t want to depend on the Microsoft family and need something that works offline. You can choose the blocked time for each day and the time range for the user.
Then comes the research part, which is missing in the official version. It is easy to find an account if there are too many on the computer. As an IT administrator, you will also be able to connect to remote machines to manage users and groups remotely.
You can also access the main integrated security by activating it in the menu. It is available in read-only mode, but you can copy the name or SID of one of the main ones.
Finally, you can perform all the simple operations such as modify, create, delete, add members to groups, etc. All in all, it’s a great app that is going to be a boon for technicians who are still running Windows 10 Home.
Here’s what official local user and group management looks like in Windows 10 Pro, and it’s pretty straightforward, and using the third-party tool gives you more access than the official tool.
The tool works on all versions of Windows. It requires .NET Framework version 4.5 or more recent. When you download it, you will be notified by Windows 10 SmartScreen. Click on More info and choose to continue anyway after the download is complete.
Download it from GitHub
Related readings:
- How to activate Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 Home
- How to activate Group Policy Editor in Windows 10 Home.
