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An easy-to-follow guide to adding a user to a group on Windows computers
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This wikiHow teaches you how to add a new user to a user group on a Windows computer. Adding a user to a group will apply all the group settings and permissions to the added user account.
Adding New Group Users on Windows
- Click Manage on This PC in File Explorer.
- Expand the menu next to System Tools .
- Click Local Users and Groups
- Click the Groups folder.
- Right-click a user listed and click Add to Group .
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Open your computer's Start menu. The Start menu button looks like a Windows icon on your desktop taskbar.
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Open the File Explorer from the Start menu. This will open a new window.
- Alternatively, you can open any folder on your computer. This will open a File Explorer window.
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Right-click This PC on the left sidebar. Find your This PC directory on the left-hand side of the File Explorer window, and open the right-click menu.
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Click Manage on the right-click menu. This will open the Computer Management application in a new window.
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Click the icon next to System Tools . Find System Tools on the left sidebar of the Computer Management window, and expand the tabs under it.
- If you see next to System Tools, you can skip this step. This means your tabs are already expanded.
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Click the icon next to Local Users and Groups . This will expand a list of folders under it.
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Click the Groups folder under Local Users and Groups. This will display all your groups in the Computer Management window.
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Right-click a group in the Groups folder. A drop-down menu will list your options.
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Click Add to Group on the right-click menu. This will open the group properties in a new window.
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Click the Add button in the Properties window. This will allow you to add new users to this group in a new window.
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Enter a username in the "Enter the object names to select" box. Find the username of the user you want to add to this group, and enter it here.
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Click the Check Names button next to the text box. This will find the specified username on your computer, and confirm the user's folder directory.
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Click the OK button. This will close the Select Users window. You will now see the newly added user's username in the group properties window.
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Click the Apply button. This will save and apply your group changes to your computer.
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Restart your computer. Restarting will apply and activate your new user and group settings.
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- You have to be logged in to an administrator account in order to change user and group settings.Thanks
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