Lab 1
Chapter 3
🪟 Windows

Windows User Account Management

Create, configure, and harden user accounts following the principle of least privilege.

0 / 6 tasks completed

📋 Tasks

1 Create a standard user account
net user labuser1 P@ssw0rd! /add
2 Create an admin user account
net user labadmin P@ssw0rd! /add
3 Add the admin user to the Administrators group
net localgroup Administrators labadmin /add
4 Set minimum password length to 12 characters
net accounts /minpwlen:12
5 Set maximum password age to 90 days
net accounts /maxpwage:90
6 Verify the account settings
net accounts

💻 Interactive Terminal

cmd.exe
Welcome to Lab 1: Windows User Account Management
Type commands below to complete each task. Type 'help' for available commands.
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C:\>
💡 Complete task 1: Create a standard user account

🤔 Reflection

Why should daily-use accounts never be in the Administrators group?

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