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Manage users and groups

O&O UserManager manages the local users and groups of the Windows installation on the disk. Use it, for example, to create a new administrator account when no administrator account works any more.

Prerequisites: O&O BlueCon is started and the Windows installation is selected as the target system.

Create a local administrator account​

  1. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > O&O UserManager.
  2. Open Users and click Add user….
  3. In New user, enter the User name:, a Password: and the same password under Confirm password:. Click OK.
  4. Select the new user and click Properties….
  5. On the Member of tab, click Add… and add the group Administrators. Click OK.
  6. Close O&O UserManager and restart the computer from its disk.

New users are not a member of any group. Without step 5, the account has no administrator rights.

Change users​

Select a user in Users, then:

  • Rename (F2) changes the user name.
  • Delete (Del) removes the account after a confirmation.
  • Properties… changes the Full name: and Description:, the password options such as User must change password on next logon and Password never expires, and Account is disabled and Account is locked out. The Member of tab shows and changes the groups, the Profile tab the Profile path:, Logon script: and Home folder:.
  • Set password… sets a new password, see Reset a password.

Manage groups​

  1. Open Groups.
  2. Click Add group… and enter the Group name:, or select an existing group and click Properties….
  3. Under Members:, add users with Add… or remove them with Remove.
  4. Click OK.

Result​

The changes apply at the next start of the Windows installation.

Deleting accounts

A deleted account cannot be restored. A new account with the same name is a different account for Windows and has no access to the files and settings of the old one.

Next steps​

Reset a password