Enable-LocalUser
SYNOPSIS
Enables a local user account.
SYNTAX
InputObject
Enable-LocalUser [-InputObject] <LocalUser[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Default
Enable-LocalUser [-Name] <String[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
SecurityIdentifier
Enable-LocalUser [-SID] <SecurityIdentifier[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Enable-LocalUser cmdlet enables local user accounts. When a user account is disabled, the user cannot log on. When a user account is enabled, the user can log on.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Enable an account by specifying a name
PS C:\> Enable-LocalUser -Name "Admin02"
This command enables the user account named Admin02.
Example 2: Enable an account by using the pipeline
PS C:\> Get-LocalUser -Name "Administrator" | Enable-LocalUser
This command gets the built-in Administrator account by using Get-LocalUser, and then passes it to the current cmdlet by using the pipeline operator. That cmdlet enables that account.
PARAMETERS
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-InputObject
Specifies an array of user accounts that this cmdlet enables. To obtain a user account, use the Get-LocalUser cmdlet.
Type: LocalUser[]
Parameter Sets: InputObject
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Name
Specifies an array of names of the user accounts that this cmdlet enables.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Default
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SID
Specifies an array of user accounts that this cmdlet enables.
Type: SecurityIdentifier[]
Parameter Sets: SecurityIdentifier
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalUser, System.String, System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier
You can pipe a local user, a string, or a SID to this cmdlet.
OUTPUTS
None
This cmdlet does not generate any output.
NOTES
The PrincipalSource property is a property on LocalUser, LocalGroup, and LocalPrincipal objects that describes the source of the object. The possible sources are as follows:
Local
- Active Directory
- Azure Active Directory group
- Microsoft Account
PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.