Windows 7 - Control Panel - Add Advanced User Accounts

Brink

How to Add "Advanced User Accounts" to the Control Panel in Vista and Windows 7

Information

This will show you how to add Advanced User Accounts, also known as netplwiz or control userpasswords2, to the Control Panel in Vista and Windows 7.

EXAMPLE: Before and After "Advanced User Accounts" in Control Panel

EXAMPLE: Advanced User Accounts (ntplwiz or control userpasswords2)
NOTE: This is what the Control Panel icon (link) above will open.

Here's How:

1. To Remove Advanced User Accounts
A) Click the download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Advanced_User_Accounts.zip

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Add Advanced User Accounts
A) Click the download button below to download the file below.
Add_Advanced_User_Accounts.zip

3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the Desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .zip file and click on Open.

5. Extract the .reg file from the .zip file to the Desktop.

6. Right click the extracted .reg file and click on Merge.

7. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

8. When done, you can delete the .reg and .zip files if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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Mark · 11-20-2008

Do you know anything about this AlphaUser$ Account and if it can be removed?

Brink · 11-20-2008

Hi Mr. GRiM,

How strange. I do not even have a HomeUsers group in my Windows 7. I would say that if you did not add that user name, then it should be safe to remove.

Mark · 11-20-2008

Thanks Brink, I can't tell you why it's there because I know I didn't put it there, if you think it's safe then I will remove it.

Brink · 11-20-2008

You might create a restore point to be extra safe before removing it though.

If you or some program didn't add it, then I would remove the unauthorized user.

Mark · 11-20-2008

Too Late for a restore point, it's gone and every thing seems fine.

Brink · 11-20-2008

LOL, ok. I happy to hear that it seems to be fine though.

darkassain · 11-20-2008

alphauser$ is put by default by Microsoft...
and works with home networking
its called "homegroup"...
you know when network you (usually) need to have to exact same usernames + passwords...
that is replaced with homegroup and alphauser$ which simplifies networking...
you can try it with two Windows 7 machines
wont help if you have a Windows 7 machine and vista or Windows 7 and xp machine though...
just wanted to clarify...

the reason why shawn does not see it is because i think he didnt setup a homegroup network....
you can can clarify this for us shawn...

Brink · 11-20-2008

Thank you DarkAssain for clearing up that matter. That would probably be what it is then. I do not have any computers networked together, so I can see why I would not have that group.

Leobelbas · 08-25-2009

Just a question: What is the advanced account for? What's the difference between a normal one?

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