# Manage Windows Local Users | Computer Configuration | Endpoint Central

Last Updated On: 07 Jul 2026  
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The User Management configurations in Endpoint Central provides the convenience of adding, modifying, or deleting local users from the computers. This is especially useful when you are in the process of onboarding employees into your organization and you need to provision devices to these new users. You can create any number of user profiles and deploy them to your target machines. Even in the scenario where an employee is leaving your organization, Endpoint Central can aid by deleting that user profile from their machine.

## Step 1: Name the Configuration

Provide a name and description for the User Management Configuration.

## Step 2: Define Configuration

You can perform the following actions:

- [Add User](#Add-User)
- [Change Password](#Reset-Password)
- [Remove User](#Remove-User)
- [Modify User](#Modify-User)

### Add User

To add a user to the computer, select the **Add User** link from the Choose User Action table and specify the following:

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| User Name | The user name for the user to be created. |
| Full Name | The full name of the user. |
| Description | The description for this user. |
| Password | The password for this user. |
| Confirm Password | Confirm the password again. |
| Overwrite if user already exists | Select this option to overwrite the user, if one with the same name exists. |
| **Advanced Settings** |  |
| User Must Change Password at Next Logon | Specify whether the user has to change the password during the next logon or not. |
| User Cannot Change Password | Specify whether the user can change the password or not. |
| Password Never Expires | Specify whether the password should expire or not. |
| Account is Disabled | Specify whether the user account should be disabled or not. |
| **User Profile** |  |
| Member of | Specify the groups in which this user account is a member. |
| Logon Script | Specify the logon script that has to be executed during the user logon. |
| Profile Path | Specify the path where the user profiles have to be stored. |
| Local Path | Specify a local path as the home folder. For example, c:\users\johnsmith. |
| Connect Map To | If the user's home folder has to be stored in a network directory, select the drive letter in the **Connect Map** and specify the network path in the **To** field. |

### Change Password

To change the user password, select the Change Password link from the Choose User Action table and specify the following:

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| User Name | The user name of the user whose password has to be changed. |
| Password | Type the new password. |
| Confirm Password | Re-type the password to confirm. |

### Remove User

To remove a user from the computer, select the Remove User link from the Choose User Action table and specify the user to be removed.

### Modify User

To modify a user, select the Modify User link from the Choose User Action table and specify the following:

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| User Name | The user name of the user to be modified. |
| Full Name | The full name of the user. |
| Description | The description for this user. |
| **Advanced Settings** |  |
| User Must Change Password at Next Logon | Specify whether the user has to change the password during the next logon or not. |
| User Cannot Change Password | Specify whether the user can change the password or not. |
| Password Never Expires | Specify whether the password should expire or not. |
| Account is Disabled | Specify whether the user account should be disabled or not. |
| Account is Locked | Specify whether the user account should be locked or not. |
| **User Profile** |  |
| Member of | Specify the groups in which this user account is a member. |
| Logon Script | Specify the logon script that has to be executed during the user logon. |
| Profile Path | Specify the path where the user profiles have to be stored. |
| Local Path | Specify a local path as the home folder. For example, c:\users\johnsmith. |
| Connect Map To | If the user's home folder has to be stored in a network directory, select the drive letter in the Connect Map and specify the network path in the To field. |

**Note**

If you wish to add more users or to perform another action, click **Add More Action** button and continue. The values get added to the **List of Settings** table.

- To modify a setting from the List of Settings table, select the appropriate row and click ![Modify icon](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/desktop-central/help/device-onboarding/modify.webp) and change the required values.
- To delete a setting from the List of Settings table, select the appropriate row and click ![Delete icon](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/desktop-central/help/configuration-management/delete.webp).

## Step 3: Define Target

Using the [Defining Targets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/general/defining_targets.html#Defining-Configuration-Target-Computers) procedure, define the targets for deploying the User Management Configuration.

## Step 4: Deploy Configuration

Click the Deploy button to deploy the defined User Management Configuration in the targets defined. The configuration will take effect during the next system startup.

To save the configuration as draft, click Save as Draft.

## Related Documents

1. [Managing Configurations and Collections](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/configuration-management/managing_configurations_collections.html#Managing-Configurations-and-Collections)
2. [Viewing Configuration Reports](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/configuration-management/viewing_configuration_reports.html#Viewing-Configuration-Reports)