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7-6 Chapter 7 Setting Up and Managing User Accounts
How to Enable or Disable the Guest Account
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The Guest account has limited privileges on a computer and is used to provide access
to users who do not have a user account on the computer. Although the Guest account
can be useful for providing limited access to a computer, the account does present
security problems because by design the Guest account allows anyone to log on to the
computer. Fortunately, the Guest account is turned off (also known as disabled) by
default. For a more secure environment, leave the Guest account turned off and create
a normal user account for anyone who needs to use the computer.
Exam Tip Allow Guest access only in low-security workgroups, and always assign a password
to the Guest account. Also, you can rename the Guest account, but you cannot delete it.
Log on with a user account that is a member of the Administrators group, and use the
User Accounts tool in the Control Panel (shown in Figure 7-3) to turn the Guest
account on or off. The User Accounts window displays the user accounts that can log
on to the computer. The User Accounts window in Figure 7-3 indicates that Guest
access is on.
Figure 7-3 Use the User Accounts window to enable and disable the Guest account.
To enable or disable the Guest account, complete the following steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
2. In the User Accounts window, click User Accounts.