To turn the guest account on or off

You must have a computer administrator account to turn on and turn off the guest account.

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.

Click Guest.

Do one of the following:

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To turn on the guest account, click Turn On the Guest Account.

The guest account is activated. Now a user without a user account on the computer can log on to the computer at the Welcome screen.

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To turn off the guest account, click Turn off the guest account.

The guest account will be deactivated. Now, users without a user account on the computer will not be able to log on to the computer.

Note

•	To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
•	Users who log on to the computer using the guest account do not have access to password-protected files, folders, or settings.
•	For more information about user accounts, click Related Topics.

•	Turn the Welcome screen on or off
•	Turn Fast User Switching on or off
•	Types of user accounts

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