Set a password for the Guest Account
These following steps assumes that you are the computer administrator, or know the admin password:- Open the start menu, type "cmd" in the search field, and you'll see a "
cmd.exe" icon at the top. (If you type "command", you'll see an icon labeled "Command Prompt" - both are ok). - Right-click on the
cmd.exe/ Command Prompt icon, and choose "Run as administrator" from the context menu - this gives you the "elevated privileges" you need for the rest.
- When the command line prompt window opens, you have several choices:
• To enable password protection, and add a default password of "password" for the Guest Account, type "net user guest password" in the prompt window. Hit Enter to apply.
• To enable password protection for the Guest Account, and let Windows 7 set a random password, type "net user guest password /RANDOM" at the prompt. Hit Enter, and write down the mix of letters, numbers, and symbols of the 8-character, auto-generated password.
• To add a password for the Guest Account and lets you choose it, type "net user guest *" at the prompt, and hit Enter; then, type your password at the prompt, hit Enter, and re-type that same password it once more for confirmation - hit Enter to proceed: - You have successfully added password protection to the Guest Account on your Windows 7 computer; you can now double-check simply by typing "user" in the start menu, and clicking on "User accounts": click on "Manage another account", and you'll see that the words "Password protected" have been added below the "Guest - Guest Account" icon / button.
