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A guest account is an account on the system that has limited access privileges.

A guest account is an account on the system that has limited access privileges which allows a user to use the system for basic functionality such as browsing the Internet or using a basic system program.

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How can I make a user profile temporary?

When you add a user to the Guests group, then login as that user, then open "Configure advanced user profile properties", the status for that user is "Temporary" instead of "Local". How can set a user to have a temporary profile without adding…
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What's up with guest accounts in Windows 10 and 11? Can I have one?

Edit re Windows 11: See new information for Windows 11 added in the answer. There's a lot of confusion on the Internet, including on SuperUser, about guest accounts in Windows 10. I've posted this question in order to post an answer based on my…
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How can I use the RDP client when logged in as Guest

On XP, the Guest account can run the RDP client to connect to a remote RDP server, but when I try the same under Vista Business (with all updates installed) I get this: I can run mstsc manually with 'Run' on the Start Menu, but although it runs,…
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Is there any way to "Allow Guest Account to log in to this computer" via the command line?

How to enable “Allow Guests to log in to this computer” option on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) via command line?
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Does Windows 8 provide guest user functionality

Possible Duplicate: How to create new user and set the privilege for this account on windows 8 One of the great functionalists windows has been offering for long is multi-user login. Different people can share the same PC with their own flair…
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is anti-virus needed for windows guest accounts

A co-worker of mine insists that if a Windows PC is used exclusively by guest-accounts, then there is no need for anti-virus software to be installed. this strikes me as a bit optimistic. is this true?
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Can a Guest Windows XP account infect the overall system with Virus

I have installed Windows XP SP3 with all default options and created a guest account without any password. I was wondering if this is enough to prevent any user from corrupting the main Windows account, such as introducing a virus, while being…
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Change the Safari home page for the OSX Guest account

I'd like to setup the guest account with easy access to a particular web site, but cannot figure out how to change the default. In 10.5.8 the parental controls can be used to control the list of bookmarks, but I haven't seen any reference to the…
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How to remove admin rights from guest account?

I discovered that the Guest account on my computer has Administrator rights. Yep, my kids are much clever than I thought…Unfortunately I am unable to remove admin rights from Guest account. Any ideas how to get back to “standard user”…
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Escalating privileges of a program from guest account

Can I esclate privileges of any Windows executable from Guest account to system or administrator? Do I have to edit the registry or use some script?
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Win7 Guest account and WiFi\Wireless network

When I login using Win7's Guest account, the WiFi symbol (5 bars) in the system tray is gone and I have no way to control the WiFi connectivity. For already defined connections, the computer connects, but I can't connect to new ones. How come and is…
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I created a guest account on windows 10 but unable to sign in,why?

i have been able to create a guest account on windows 10, however i do not see the user name when i restart my computer, i see the guest account when i select switch user, yet when i select the username, nothing happens, how i can i sign in to my…
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How do I disable the Guest user from shutting down the PC while the Admin is logged in?

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate. I found out how to disable the Guest user from shutting down at all, but then they can't shutdown even if Admin account is logged off. Edit: To clarify a little, say I want to give my PC to someone, I usually click on…
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Permanently disable guest account in Windows 8.1

If I leave my PC unlocked for 30 seconds, my son enables the guest account, so he can use my PC when I'm away. The obvious solution is to teach him not to do it, but he's autistic and hard to manage, so a technical solution would be best. Is there a…
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Ubuntu: Getting sudo access as guest

I installed Ubuntu Linux 12.04 a little while ago to try it out and play around with it (hence I have no idea what I'm doing). I tried changing my home directory by editing the /etc/passwd file, however I must have put in a bad value as I can no…
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