Learn how to add or remove a user as a member of a group in Windows 11 using the Local Users and Groups tool.
Quick steps: Open “lusrmgr.mgr“, go to the “Users” folder, double-click the user, go to the “Member of” tab, click “Add“, click “Advanced“, click “Find Now“, select the user group under “Search results,” and click “OK“.
By default, the user account you create on Windows 11 will be a member of the Users and/or Administrators groups. For example, if you created a Standard user, that user will be part of the Users group. If you’ve created an administrator user, that user will be part of both the Administrators and Users groups. However, there may be situations where you want to add or remove a user from a group.
For example, I created a special user account just for remote access. Rather than keeping that user account in the regular “Users” group, I moved it to the “Remote Desktop Users” group. That way, it’s much more secure and focused on its intended use case. If you ever want to add or remove a user account from a specific group in Windows, this guide is for you. It shows you how to do this task using the built-in Local Users and Groups tool. Let’s get started.
Before You Start
- Changing a user’s group membership requires administrative rights.
Steps To Add or Remove a User as a Member of a Group in Windows 11
To add or remove a user from a group in Windows, you have to use the Local Users and Groups tool. It provides a simple GUI (Graphical User Interface) to do this. Let me show you.
First, open the Run dialog by pressing the “Windows key + R” shortcut. Next, type “lusrmgr.msc“, and click “OK“. This action opens the Local Users and Groups tool.
In the Local Users and Groups window, select the “Users” folder on the left sidebar. In the center panel, you will see the user list. In it, double-click the user whose group membership you want to change (i.e., add or remove from a group).
Add user to a group:
In the user properties dialog, go to the “Member of” tab and click the “Add” button at the bottom.
Now, click the “Advanced” button to show additional options.
Here, click the “Find Now” button to display all the user groups on your computer. From the list of groups, select the group in which you want to add the user, and click the “OK” button.
Click “OK“.
In the user properties dialog, you will see that the user is now added to the selected group. Click “OK” to continue.
With that, you’ve successfully added the user to a new group in Windows 11.
Remove user from a group:
To remove the user from a specific group, go to the “Member of” tab, select the user under the “Member of” section, and click the “Remove” button at the bottom.
Once the group is removed, click the “OK” button to save the change.
With that, you’ve successfully removed the user from a specific group.
That is all. It is that simple to add or remove a user as a member of groups in Windows 11. Write down below any comments, questions, and suggestions you have. I’ll respond as quickly as possible.
