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Create a password for the Guest account on Windows XP

Windows XP has an account that allows everyone to access it without having to enter a password - Guest account.

Author: Marvin Fry2 minutes read

TipsMake.com - Windows XP has an account that allows everyone to access it without having to enter a password - Guest account . By default, this account is always turned off and if you need an administrator to open this account for all users, it is not allowed to set a password. So when this account is opened, your computer almost reduces the level of security required. To fix this, you just need to follow a few simple steps in this article to set the password for the Guest account.

Log in to the computer in the Administrator or admin account.

- Go to Start -> Run enter cmd

- At the input window: net user guest

In it is the password you need to set for the Guest account

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Go to Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts and activate the Guest account to Turn on .

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You can also use the above command to change the password for the Guest account (if you want to remove the password, leave the section blank

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