Yeah yeah call me a lib for not having Linux, let me just shit on what I had to work with (I'm being dramatic but still):

Not only is there not an option for making a guest account like on Windows 7, they also forbid you from creating a new local account by the first name "Guest" !! Calling it "Visitor" works but sounds kinda stupid imo. Why do I gotta go through hoops to let people use my laptop without worrying they'll see gay porn or personal journal entries??

Also, you're allowed to make a new user without a microsoft account, but it seems like they intentionally make it seem like you can't at first (it'll ask you for a microsoft account and have it seem like the only option, until you get more options after clicking "I don't have this person's sign in information")

  • git [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago
    # Powershell
$GuestPassword = Read-Host -AsSecureString

New-LocalUser "Guest User" -Password $GuestPassword

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Guests" -Member "Guest User"

    Or use the “local users and groups” management console snap-in.

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      This is all a long con by Big Penguin to trick windows users into getting comfortable with command line.