Edit re Windows 11: See nouveau information for Windows 11 added dans le answer.
There's a lot of confusion sur le Internet, including on *SuperUser*, about guest comptes in Windows 10. I've posted this question afin de post an answer based sur mon research sur le subject.
I ne va pas accept my answer right away, but will wait a while to allow others to weigh in, and if quelqu'un posts a better answer, I'll accept that.
The question is: What's up avec guest comptes in Windows 10? Puis-je have one?
What's up avec guest comptes in Windows 10 and 11? Puis-je have one?
Re: What's up avec guest comptes in Windows 10 and 11? Puis-je have one?
Edit re Windows 11: I'm changing over to a ordinateur avec Windows 11, so J'ai besoin de answer the same question again for that. Je n'ai pas repeated all the in-depth research, but ici's what J'ai trouvé for Windows 11:
- DOS command `net user` and Windows `Computer Management > System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users` encore show the guest compte. In the latter, it encore has the property "Compte is désactivé".
- `Control Panel > User Accounts` no longer has `Manage Accounts`, so Je ne vois pas where to see anything about a guest compte in `Control Panel`.
- The MS documentation [*Guidance for accounts on shared PCs*](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#guidance-for-accounts-on-shared-pcs) a été updated to say it applies to Windows 11.
- BUT the page no longer says “We recommend no local admin comptes sur le [shared] PC to improve the reliability and sécurité du PC.”
Parce que du last point above, Je ne sais pas what to think. The doc a été updated to apply to Windows 11, but the most crucial piece of official advice not to use a guest compte a été supprimé. Argh! So although it serait helpful to have a guest compte on this nouveau ordinateur, I'm going to continue to not have one.
If anyone knows any better about what's going on avec this in Windows 11, veuillez post a comment or answer about it.
The short answer:
>
Il y a un guest compte in Windows 10, but c'est not suitable for use on a standalone ordinateur.
In other words:
>
If your ordinateur n'est pas part of a réseau, ensuite no, you cannot have a guest compte.
The long answer:
As of Windows 10 v 1607, the guest compte became part du configuration of “shared PC mode” [[Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#configuring-shared-pc-mode-on-windows), [*TechTarget*](https://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/definition/Microsoft-Windows-10-Shared-PC-Mode), [*Windows Club*](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/set-shared-pc-mode-windows-10)]. That mode is a complex configuration intended for IT professionals to set up ordinateurs dedicated to shared use. Ce n'est pas suitable for a standalone ordinateur whose owner wants to allow occasional guest use. That's parce que a standalone ordinateur needs to have a local administrator compte, and local administrator comptes ne sont pas recommended for ordinateurs set up for shared use, which is qu'est-ce que maintenant needed to have a properly configuré guest compte. (See MS documentation, [*Guidance for accounts on shared PCs*](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#guidance-for-accounts-on-shared-pcs), which says “We recommend no local admin comptes sur le [shared] PC to improve the reliability and sécurité du PC.”)
The bottom line:
>
Owners of standalone Windows 10 ordinateurs who want to set up a guest compte to maintain sécurité when allowing a friend to use their ordinateur are out of luck.
Ici are some more details about the status du guest compte on a standalone ordinateur:
Après v 1607, the guest compte encore exists, but is désactivé. C'est included dans le list of comptes obtained by:
- DOS command `net user`
- “Ordinateur Management > Système Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users”
Avant v 1607, there were [four ways to enable the guest account](https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/4-ways-to-enable-and-disable-built-in-guest-on-windows-10.html):
- Allez à “Panneau de configuration > Utilisateur Accounts > Manage Accounts > Guest”. Sélectionnez “Turn on”.
- Allez à “Local Stratégie de groupe Editor (GPedit.msc) > Stratégie de l'ordinateur local > Configuration ordinateur > Windows Paramètres > Sécurité Paramètres > Local Policies > Sécurité Options > Accounts: Guest compte status > Properties”. Click “Enabled”.
- In DOS as admin, enter `net user guest /active:yes`.
- Allez à “Ordinateur Management > Système Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users > Guest > Properties”. Uncheck “Compte is désactivé”.
As of v 1903, the first method was/is no longer possible parce que “Manage Accounts” ne show the compte “Guest”. The other three methods were/are possible to execute, but it a été reported that doing so either has no effect or causes serious système malfunctions [[*Digital Citizen*](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/you-cant-enable-guest-account-windows-10-stop-trying), [*SuperUser* comment](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10#comment1815576_979836), [*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10/#1032018), [*SuperUser* comment](https://superuser.com/questions/1348237/i-created-a-guest-account-on-windows-10-but-unable-to-sign-in-why#comment2272399_1348567)].
J'ai trouvé a [*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/1029592/how-can-i-create-a-windows-8-1-10-user-account-that-mirrors-a-guest-account/#1100974) starting avec, “Ici's what I did on Windows 10 to provide a utilisateur login for some visiting guests.” I did what it said, and [got access errors](https://superuser.com/questions/1499669/windows-10-error-applying-security-on-new-account-failed-to-enumerate-objects).
- (Note about the previous link: Ceci est to a question I posted on *SuperUser* about the problème. It was "supprimé" après a few months parce que it had a downvote and no answer. Ce n'est pas en fait supprimé, but is hidden from most people. Il y a un mechanism to undelete it si cela is deemed worth keeping alive. So it serait good if some people who have the right authority would take a look and see if that link ought to be allowed to work.)
Some du wrong or misleading information sur le Internet about guest comptes in Windows 10:
-
The following say that the guest compte a été supprimé or no longer fonctionne, à la place of that it a été relegated to seulement be used on shared ordinateurs:
-
[*Windows 10 build 10159 loses the Guest account*](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2943718/windows-10-build-10159-loses-the-windows-guest-account.html), *ComputerWorld*, July 2, 2015
-
[*You can't enable the Guest account in Windows 10. Here's why and how others are lying*](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/you-cant-enable-guest-account-windows-10-stop-trying), *Digital Citizen*, August 9, 2017
-
The article linked above for four ways to activer the guest compte is no longer valid depuis v 1607:
-
[*4 Ways to Enable and Disable Built-in Guest on Windows 10*](https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/4-ways-to-enable-and-disable-built-in-guest-on-windows-10.html), iSunshare Studio, undated
-
The following says to use the stratégie de groupe method to activate the guest compte. It cites as its source an article that a été updated to say the method no longer fonctionne:
-
[*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/1006725/what-happens-to-a-guest-account-when-upgrading-from-windows-7-to-windows-10#1006728), Ramhound, November 29, 2015
-
The following say to créer and set up an compte using the DOS command `net`, but this ne result in a real guest compte, just an ordinary utilisateur compte:
-
[*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10/#979836/), The Professional, September 29, 2015
-
[*How to Create a Guest Account in Windows 10*](https://www.howtogeek.com/280527/how-to-create-a-guest-account-in-windows-10/), *How-To Geek*, July 5, 2017
-
The following article explains another way to créer an ordinary utilisateur compte using "Windows > Paramètres > Accounts". Ce n'est pas wrong, but pourrait être misinterpreted by some people as a way to set up a guest compte:
-
[*Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10*](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026923/windows-10-create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account), Microsoft Windows Support, last updated August 21, 2019
- DOS command `net user` and Windows `Computer Management > System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users` encore show the guest compte. In the latter, it encore has the property "Compte is désactivé".
- `Control Panel > User Accounts` no longer has `Manage Accounts`, so Je ne vois pas where to see anything about a guest compte in `Control Panel`.
- The MS documentation [*Guidance for accounts on shared PCs*](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#guidance-for-accounts-on-shared-pcs) a été updated to say it applies to Windows 11.
- BUT the page no longer says “We recommend no local admin comptes sur le [shared] PC to improve the reliability and sécurité du PC.”
Parce que du last point above, Je ne sais pas what to think. The doc a été updated to apply to Windows 11, but the most crucial piece of official advice not to use a guest compte a été supprimé. Argh! So although it serait helpful to have a guest compte on this nouveau ordinateur, I'm going to continue to not have one.
If anyone knows any better about what's going on avec this in Windows 11, veuillez post a comment or answer about it.
The short answer:
>
Il y a un guest compte in Windows 10, but c'est not suitable for use on a standalone ordinateur.
In other words:
>
If your ordinateur n'est pas part of a réseau, ensuite no, you cannot have a guest compte.
The long answer:
As of Windows 10 v 1607, the guest compte became part du configuration of “shared PC mode” [[Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#configuring-shared-pc-mode-on-windows), [*TechTarget*](https://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/definition/Microsoft-Windows-10-Shared-PC-Mode), [*Windows Club*](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/set-shared-pc-mode-windows-10)]. That mode is a complex configuration intended for IT professionals to set up ordinateurs dedicated to shared use. Ce n'est pas suitable for a standalone ordinateur whose owner wants to allow occasional guest use. That's parce que a standalone ordinateur needs to have a local administrator compte, and local administrator comptes ne sont pas recommended for ordinateurs set up for shared use, which is qu'est-ce que maintenant needed to have a properly configuré guest compte. (See MS documentation, [*Guidance for accounts on shared PCs*](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/set-up-shared-or-guest-pc#guidance-for-accounts-on-shared-pcs), which says “We recommend no local admin comptes sur le [shared] PC to improve the reliability and sécurité du PC.”)
The bottom line:
>
Owners of standalone Windows 10 ordinateurs who want to set up a guest compte to maintain sécurité when allowing a friend to use their ordinateur are out of luck.
Ici are some more details about the status du guest compte on a standalone ordinateur:
Après v 1607, the guest compte encore exists, but is désactivé. C'est included dans le list of comptes obtained by:
- DOS command `net user`
- “Ordinateur Management > Système Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users”
Avant v 1607, there were [four ways to enable the guest account](https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/4-ways-to-enable-and-disable-built-in-guest-on-windows-10.html):
- Allez à “Panneau de configuration > Utilisateur Accounts > Manage Accounts > Guest”. Sélectionnez “Turn on”.
- Allez à “Local Stratégie de groupe Editor (GPedit.msc) > Stratégie de l'ordinateur local > Configuration ordinateur > Windows Paramètres > Sécurité Paramètres > Local Policies > Sécurité Options > Accounts: Guest compte status > Properties”. Click “Enabled”.
- In DOS as admin, enter `net user guest /active:yes`.
- Allez à “Ordinateur Management > Système Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users > Guest > Properties”. Uncheck “Compte is désactivé”.
As of v 1903, the first method was/is no longer possible parce que “Manage Accounts” ne show the compte “Guest”. The other three methods were/are possible to execute, but it a été reported that doing so either has no effect or causes serious système malfunctions [[*Digital Citizen*](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/you-cant-enable-guest-account-windows-10-stop-trying), [*SuperUser* comment](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10#comment1815576_979836), [*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10/#1032018), [*SuperUser* comment](https://superuser.com/questions/1348237/i-created-a-guest-account-on-windows-10-but-unable-to-sign-in-why#comment2272399_1348567)].
J'ai trouvé a [*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/1029592/how-can-i-create-a-windows-8-1-10-user-account-that-mirrors-a-guest-account/#1100974) starting avec, “Ici's what I did on Windows 10 to provide a utilisateur login for some visiting guests.” I did what it said, and [got access errors](https://superuser.com/questions/1499669/windows-10-error-applying-security-on-new-account-failed-to-enumerate-objects).
- (Note about the previous link: Ceci est to a question I posted on *SuperUser* about the problème. It was "supprimé" après a few months parce que it had a downvote and no answer. Ce n'est pas en fait supprimé, but is hidden from most people. Il y a un mechanism to undelete it si cela is deemed worth keeping alive. So it serait good if some people who have the right authority would take a look and see if that link ought to be allowed to work.)
Some du wrong or misleading information sur le Internet about guest comptes in Windows 10:
-
The following say that the guest compte a été supprimé or no longer fonctionne, à la place of that it a été relegated to seulement be used on shared ordinateurs:
-
[*Windows 10 build 10159 loses the Guest account*](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2943718/windows-10-build-10159-loses-the-windows-guest-account.html), *ComputerWorld*, July 2, 2015
-
[*You can't enable the Guest account in Windows 10. Here's why and how others are lying*](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/you-cant-enable-guest-account-windows-10-stop-trying), *Digital Citizen*, August 9, 2017
-
The article linked above for four ways to activer the guest compte is no longer valid depuis v 1607:
-
[*4 Ways to Enable and Disable Built-in Guest on Windows 10*](https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/4-ways-to-enable-and-disable-built-in-guest-on-windows-10.html), iSunshare Studio, undated
-
The following says to use the stratégie de groupe method to activate the guest compte. It cites as its source an article that a été updated to say the method no longer fonctionne:
-
[*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/1006725/what-happens-to-a-guest-account-when-upgrading-from-windows-7-to-windows-10#1006728), Ramhound, November 29, 2015
-
The following say to créer and set up an compte using the DOS command `net`, but this ne result in a real guest compte, just an ordinary utilisateur compte:
-
[*SuperUser* answer](https://superuser.com/questions/957676/why-is-the-guest-account-missing-broken-in-windows-10/#979836/), The Professional, September 29, 2015
-
[*How to Create a Guest Account in Windows 10*](https://www.howtogeek.com/280527/how-to-create-a-guest-account-in-windows-10/), *How-To Geek*, July 5, 2017
-
The following article explains another way to créer an ordinary utilisateur compte using "Windows > Paramètres > Accounts". Ce n'est pas wrong, but pourrait être misinterpreted by some people as a way to set up a guest compte:
-
[*Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10*](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026923/windows-10-create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account), Microsoft Windows Support, last updated August 21, 2019