Local Users and Groups missing from Computer Management

Question

Local Users and Groups is not listed on Computer Management (Local)

Answer 1

Hello

As AI said, this is not an error, but by design if you are on Home edition.

What are you hoping to do with those features though?

You can hold down Windows + R keys, type in netplwiz and press enter, and manage your local users and other Windows users (with Microsoft account) from there, and when you double click on each user, you can manage their permission via group membership.

Answer 2

On Windows client editions such as Windows 11 Home, the Local Users and Groups snap-in (LUSRMGR.MSC) is not available in Computer Management. This is by design, not an error.

Local accounts and groups can instead be managed by:

1. Using Settings → Accounts → Family & other users to add/remove local users.
2. Using command-line tools:
   • net user to manage local users
   • net localgroup to manage local groups
3. Using PowerShell with the Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module to script user and group management.

These tools provide the same underlying management capabilities even when the GUI snap-in is not present.

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References:

• Local accounts
• Local Group Functions