{"id":42757,"date":"2013-04-02T17:49:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T17:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=42757"},"modified":"2013-04-02T17:49:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T17:49:42","slug":"creating-a-windows-guest-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/creating-a-windows-guest-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Windows Guest Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>By Windows Guides<\/p>\n<h3>Creating a Windows Guest Account<\/h3>\n<p>If you share your PC with others or let friends use it when they come to visit, you may find that settings get changed, files deleted, programs installed etc. without your consent. I used to use a program called Windows Steady State, which provided a mode to allow access without setting complicated policies to protect your settings. Thankfully in Windows 7, Microsoft have made this level of protection much more readily accessible. Learn, in this guide how to set up a Guest account, which is available in all Windows 7 versions, for infrequent users of your PC.<\/p>\n<p>Please note two things before getting started:<\/p>\n<p><em>1. You should not use a guest account if you have parental controls set on your children\u2019s accounts.<br \/>\n2. You cannot use Guest mode in an AD environment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Set up Guest Mode in Windows 7<\/strong><br \/>\nTo set up Guest Mode in Windows 7:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Click the Start button, type account and click Add or remove user accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account01.png\" alt=\"guest-account01\" width=\"413\" height=\"155\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account01.png 413w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account01-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><BR CLEAR=LEFT><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Click the Guest account.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account02.png\" alt=\"guest-account02\" width=\"614\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account02.png 614w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account02-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><BR CLEAR=LEFT><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click Turn On to enable the guest account.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account03.png\" alt=\"guest-account03\" width=\"614\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account03.png 614w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/guest-account03-300x70.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><br \/>\n<BR CLEAR=LEFT><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mintywhite.com\/windows-7\/7security\/create-guest-account-users-computer-avoid-unwanted\/\" target=\"_blank\">Use the Guest Account in Windows 7-Article continued here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This excerpt appears with the permission of Windows Guides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/winguest.jpg\" alt=\"winguest\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-42768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/winguest.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/winguest-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn, in this guide how to set up a Guest account, which is available in all Windows 7 versions, for infrequent users of your 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