LocalAccount

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

LocalAccount specifies the details of a local account to be created during installation.

Child Elements

Description	Specifies a LocalAccount.
DisplayName	Specifies the display name for a LocalAccount.
Group	Specifies the name of existing local security groups to which a LocalAccount will be added.
Name	Specifies the user name for a LocalAccount.
Password	Specifies the password for a LocalAccount and whether the password is hidden in the unattended installation answer file.

Valid Passes

auditSystem

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup| UserAccounts | LocalAccounts | LocalAccount

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set UserAccounts.

<UserAccounts>
   <LocalAccounts>
      <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
         <Password>
            <Value>cAB3AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA</Value>
            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
         </Password>
         <Description>Test account</Description>
         <DisplayName>Admin/Power User Account</DisplayName>
         <Group>Administrators;Power Users</Group>
         <Name>Test1</Name>
      </LocalAccount>
      <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
         <Password>
            <Value>cABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
            <PlainText>false</PlainText>
         </Password>
         <Description>For testing</Description>
         <DisplayName>Admin Account</DisplayName>
         <Group>Administrators</Group>
         <Name>Test2</Name>
      </LocalAccount>
   </LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>

See Also

Concepts

LocalAccounts