Administrators is the minimum group membership required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic.
 | To disable or activate a local user account |
Open Computer Management.
In the console tree, click Users.
Where?
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Computer Management\System Tools\Local Users and Groups\Users
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Computer Management\System Tools\Local Users and Groups\Users
Right-click the user account that you want to change, and then click Properties.
Do one of the following:
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To disable the selected user account, select the Account is disabled check box.
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To activate the selected user account, clear the Account is disabled check box.
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To disable the selected user account, select the Account is disabled check box.
Additional considerations
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To perform this procedure, you must provide credentials for the Administrator account on the local computer (if you are prompted), or you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.
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When a user account is disabled, the user is not permitted to log on. The account appears in the details pane with an X on the icon.
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Before you activate a disabled account, make sure that the account was not locked out for security reasons.
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When a user account is activated, the user is permitted to log on normally.