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Lusrmgr.msc: Enable Local User and Group Management

Use the third party tool to enable lusrmgr.msc

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoft offers a shell application Local Users and Groups Management (lusrmgr.msc) for managing the users on local and remote computers. However, this application is not accessible in the Home edition for Windows using the lusrmgr.msc command.

If you are looking for ways to enable local user and group management to manage users and groups, this guide will explain the complete method of doing so.

What is lusrmgr.exe?

Local Users and Groups Management, just like Local Group Policy Editor, is an advanced feature and is only part of Windows Pro, Education, and Enterprise Edition of the operating system.

Hence, if you are a Windows Home Edition user, you will findLocal Users and Groups missing. Subsequently, you will need a third-party program known as lusrmgr.exe to manage local users and groups via a console similar to Local Users and Groups Management.

What are the system requirements for lusrmgr.exe?

The minimum system requirements to be able to install lusrmgr.exe are as follows:

How do I download lusrmgr.exe from GitHub?

When the Lusrmgr application launches successfully, you will see that it resembles the Local Users and Groups Management interface that is accessible via the lusrmgr.msc command.

How do I manage local users on Windows Home edition using lusrmgr.exe?

1. Create a new user account using Lusrmgr.exe

Creating a new user account is a straightforward process using the Lusrmgr.exe tool a replacement for lusrmgr.msc on Windows Home Edition. It’s worth noting you can configure the logon times of the user and account expiration details using this third-party workaround.

2. Manage user accounts using lusrmgr.exe

1. Change the user password

2. Delete the user account

Apart from changing the password and deleting the user account, you can also change the user settings like user name and group membership, prevent the user from changing the password, and even set the password expiration date.

How do I manage groups on Windows Home edition?

1. Create a new group using lusrmgr

2. Add or remove a user from the group

That’s pretty much it! Hopefully, you now have a pretty good idea about how you can enable and use the Local User and Group Management using the lusrmgr tool on a Windows Home edition PC.

Refer to this guide in case you are curious toenable and use the group policy editoron Windows Home edition.

In case you have any queries or feedback for us, feel free to reach out in the comments section.

Lusrmgr.msc: Enable Local User and Group Management#

What is lusrmgr.exe?#

What are the system requirements for lusrmgr.exe?#

How do I download lusrmgr.exe from GitHub?#

How do I manage local users on Windows Home edition using lusrmgr.exe?#

1. Create a new user account using Lusrmgr.exe#

2. Manage user accounts using lusrmgr.exe#

1. Change the user password#

2. Delete the user account#

How do I manage groups on Windows Home edition?#

1. Create a new group using lusrmgr#

2. Add or remove a user from the group#