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How to Login with a Local Windows Account Instead of Domain Account?Lets take a look at a little trick to login to Windows with a local user account instead of a domain account. By default, when the user enters a username on the Welcome Screen of a domain-joined computer, and there is also a local account with the same name, the domain account will take precedence. We keep coming across people that dont know this little trick, so we thought it would be worthwhile sharing. Show
Logging Into Local Accounts on WindowsAfter the computer is joined to the Active Directory domain, you can sign in under the domain or local user account. On the login screen in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, there is a drop-down list Log on to. Here you can choose whether you want to log in under the domain account or use a local user (select this computer). However, in newer versions of Windows, this drop-down menu no longer exists. Instead of this, a user is faced with a small button How to log on to another domain which appears nearon the domain-joined computers Welcome Screen. If you click this button, the following tip will appear:
As you can see, the message contains the name of your computer/server (NY-FS01 in our case). If you want to login with a local account (for example, Administrator), type in NY-FS01\Administrator in the User name field and type the password. Of course, if your computer name is quite long, the input can be a real challenge! Fortunately, there is a simple trick that allows you to log in under a local account. Login Windows with Local Account without Typing Computer NameWindows uses the dot as the alias symbol for the local computer:
You can also type the computer name followed by a backslash and the username, and it will do the same thing. This way you can logon to a local account on a domain-joined computer on all Windows versions. This applies versions from Windows Vista to Windows 10/Windows Server 2016.
Types of User Accounts in Windows 10In Windows 10, you can use three types of accounts to sign in to the device:
The default local Windows account name is Administrator. In modern versions of Windows, this account is disabled by default. Instead, when you first log in to Windows, you are prompted to create a new account. This account is automatically added to the built-in Administrators group. Unfortunately, Windows Login Screen UI doesnt enumerate local users on domain-joined computers by default, so youll have to enter the username manually. If the name of the built-in administrator on the computer is changed from Administrator to something else (for example, using Local Administrator Password Solution), you can only find out the names of all local users by logging in with your domain account. If you do not know the names of local accounts on your computer, or you cannot log in under the built-in administrator (this account name can be renamed manually or via domain Group Policies), you can display a list of all local Windows accounts from the command line: net userHow to Login to Windows 10 under the Local Account Instead of Microsoft Account?In the latest Windows 10 builds, Microsoft recommends using Microsoft accounts instead of local Windows accounts. On Windows 10 1909 you cant even create a local account when installing Windows if you have an Internet connection available. If you do not want to use the Microsoft account on Windows 10, you can switch to a traditional local Windows account.
Once you complete these steps, your Windows 10 account will be disconnected from your Microsoft account. It will switch to the traditional local account style. Show All Local Accounts on Welcome Screen in Windows 10On Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019, you can list all enabled local user accounts on the Logon Screen. To show all local users on Windows 10 Welcome Screen:
As a result, you do not need to type the user name manually, but simply select it from the local account list. How to Allow or Prevent User from Signing In Locally on Windows 10?By default, users in the local groups Users, Guests, Backup Operators, and Administrators can sign in locally to Windows 10. However, an administrator can use local or domain Group Policy to restrict logins to Windows locally. If, when logging in with a local account, you are getting the error The sign in method youre trying to use isnt allowed. For more info, contact your network administrator, this means that this user or group is not allowed to log on locally. If you have administrator rights on your computer, you can allow specific users or groups to log on to Windows locally.
By default, in Windows 10 and 11, users are allowed to log on locally if they are members of the following local groups.
On Windows Server hosts, a local user account is not allowed to logon locally. You can logon to Windows Server locally only if your account is a member of the following local security groups:
How to Login Windows via Remote Desktop (RDP) with a Local Account?The above trick for logging into a domain-joined Windows device under a local account using the .\Administrator account format does not work if you logging into a remote computer over RDP. When you specify .\administrator in the Remote Desktop Connection client window (mstsc.exe), your RDP client resolves that to Accordingly, you will not be able to RDP into a remote computer if the passwords of the local and remote users are different. To connect to a remote domain computer via RDP with a local Windows account, you can use one of the following formats for specifying the username:
In all of these cases, the RDP client will understand that it needs to use the local Windows user on the remote computer to authenticate. In order for a local user to be able to connect to a domain computer via RDP, he must be a member of the Remote Desktop Users group, or added to the local policy Allow Log on through Remote Desktop Services in the following section of the GPO editor (Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights). Otherwise, you will see an error:
By default, RDP login is allowed only for members of the local Administrators group. Cyril Kardashevsky I enjoy technology and developing websites. Since 2012 I'm running a few of my own websites, and share useful content on gadgets, PC administration and website promotion. Next How to Fix an Error ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on Android Devices? » Previous « How to Recreate/Reset IIS Virtual Directories (ECP, OWA) on Exchange Server 2019/2016/2013? Share Published by Cyril Kardashevsky Tags: AdministratorDomainLocalLogin
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