{"id":26790,"date":"2022-08-29T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/?p=26790"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:37:35","slug":"how-to-add-user-on-windows-server-2016-standard","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-add-user-on-windows-server-2016-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add user on Windows Server 2016 Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This Article will show<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you how to create a user on the Windows Server 2016 &#8211; This is self managed<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong>. Click on the\u00a0<strong>Windows Icon<\/strong>\u00a0and click on\u00a0<strong>Server Manager<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083078741\/original\/ZLBt1pMawjF1HP56AyG1KFh21zRm52k-Dg.png?1661510680\" alt=\"How to Add user on Windows Server 2016 Standard\" width=\"633\" height=\"393\" data-id=\"33083078741\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 2.<\/strong>\u00a0Run\u00a0<strong>Server Manager<\/strong>\u00a0and Open\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0then select\u00a0<strong>Computer Management<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083078266\/original\/u0awMOsKOa3jIo-fOrLuPwux5gnhQGn4lA.png?1661509645\" width=\"643\" height=\"479\" data-id=\"33083078266\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3.<\/strong>\u00a0Under\u00a0<strong>Local Users and Groups<\/strong>\u00a0Right click on\u00a0<strong>Users<\/strong>\u00a0then click on\u00a0<strong>New Users<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083078909\/original\/m1vvUHrUJ4X9sjN4mjkgdT-tnNq6hmG73w.png?1661510940\" width=\"666\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"33083078909\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4.<\/strong>\u00a0Input the\u00a0<strong>Username<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Password<\/strong>\u00a0for the new User and click\u00a0<strong>Create<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083082265\/original\/vJEGfBzn1gF_SvT_iVB9s5Jl8lgwD13kiw.png?1661515473\" width=\"604\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"33083082265\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 5.<\/strong>\u00a0After Creating the account,\u00a0<strong>New Users<\/strong>\u00a0is shown on the list\u00a0<strong>below<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083082278\/original\/hq6LAnZtpp-IJHo33XmzOtaOD2Rx9WuMqg.png?1661515490\" width=\"621\" height=\"466\" data-id=\"33083082278\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 6.<\/strong>\u00a0If you&#8217;d like to set adjust\u00a0<strong>Administrative settings<\/strong>\u00a0to the New User, Right click on the\u00a0<strong>User<\/strong>\u00a0and open\u00a0<strong>Properties<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083084261\/original\/2TxY4e_yRxy_GdOXxF1lc-958O5qofOmLw.png?1661517674\" width=\"605\" height=\"455\" data-id=\"33083084261\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 7.<\/strong>\u00a0Click on\u00a0<strong>Member Of<\/strong>\u00a0and then click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083084269\/original\/B8ofK1h1s6-4dWqs5tQXB1Qzb-wibuVsEg.png?1661517698\" width=\"618\" height=\"465\" data-id=\"33083084269\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 8.\u00a0<\/strong>Specify\u00a0<strong dir=\"ltr\">Administrators\u00a0<\/strong>group as follows \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33083082906\/original\/TaOEkCPHC30JGAxW_SgElPO-Vi4O-UAKow.png?1661516157\" width=\"603\" height=\"453\" data-id=\"33083082906\" 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