Guest User Account – What Is It? And How To Activate It?

Table of Contents

• What Does Guest User Account Mean?
• What Does Administrator Mean?
• What Limitations Does the Guest User Account Have?
• How Can I Activate Or Create A Guest User Account?

What Does Guest User Account Mean?

A guest user account means a limited user rights account created by the administrator which users can use the Windows after being logged in using a user name and a password.

What Does Administrator Mean?

The user account has the full accessibility and rights to modify, edit or change any Windows features or settings, install software or hardware, and normally this user is represented by the owner of the specified PC or Laptop that uses the desired Windows operating system.

• The administrator can create guest users or delete guest users (this is one of his abilities)
• The administrator account created within the Microsoft Windows installation process by default.

What Limitations Does the Guest User Account Have?

• Guest access allows visitors to perform functions such as browse the internet or write and print documents and so forth.
• Users who log on using the guest account do not have access to password-protected files, folders, or system settings.
• This user can change desktop settings and change his password and user account picture.
• This user cannot install software, programs or hardware.

How Can I Activate Or Create A Guest User Account?

The activating:

The Guest User Account is created by default when you install the Windows operating system for the first time and by default, it turned off, so to activate it you have to be logged in as administrator then follow the below steps:

• Click on Control Panel from the start menu.

• Click on User Accounts

• Click on Guest

• Then, click on Turn On the Guest Account button

The creating:

You can create more than one Guest User Account, just log in as administrator and follow the below steps:

• Click on Control Panel from the start menu.

• Click on User Accounts

• Click on Create a new account option

• Type the name for the new user, hence you can use the person’s full name, a nickname or any name you like. Then click Next

• Select Limited, and then click on Create Account