To disable or activate a user account

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

Open Computer Management

In the console tree, click Users.

Where?

Computer Management > System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users

Right-click the user account you want to change, and then click Properties.

Do one of the following:

•	To disable the selected user account, select the Account is disabled check box.
•	To activate the selected user account, clear the Account is disabled check box.

Note

•	To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
•	A disabled account still exists, but the user is not permitted to log on. It appears in the details pane, but the icon has an X in it.
•	When a user account is activated, the user is permitted to log on normally.
•	The built-in Administrator account cannot be disabled.

Top of page

•	Local Users and Groups overview
•	Change the password for a user
•	Create a new user account
•	Delete a user account
•	Disable or activate a user account
•	Modify a user account
•	Rename a user account

To disable or activate a user account

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