{"id":75638,"date":"2023-06-05T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=75638"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:12:02","slug":"disable-guest-login-on-a-windows-device-using-a-command","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/disable-guest-login-on-a-windows-device-using-a-command","title":{"rendered":"Disable Guest Login on a Windows Device Using a Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using the Commands feature, IT admins can deploy scripts and commands to further their ability to manage systems in JumpCloud. Working with a varied audience of users and environments, we have collaborated to create some &#8220;policy&#8221; commands for purposes ranging from security to software management. Learn more about commands in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/get-started-commands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Started: Commands<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The command listed in this article is specific to disabling the Guest login account for Windows systems.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>You can also accomplish the same goal using the\u00a0<strong>Built-in Guest Account Status<\/strong>\u00a0policy for Windows. See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/configure-settings-for-windows-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Configure Settings for Windows Policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Considerations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When utilizing Windows, you have the ability to decide if you would like to run the command execution via PowerShell or CMD. Though some commands require that one or the other be specified,\u00a0with the Disable Guest Login example, you can execute using either Windows PowerShell or CMD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Windows Powershell<\/strong>&nbsp;to run via PowerShell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unselect&nbsp;<strong>Windows Powershell<\/strong>&nbsp;to run via CMD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80734\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-1536x941.png 1536w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/run-command-as-powershell-2048x1254.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Execution<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Windows (CMD or PowerShell)<\/strong><br>In the below example, you will mark the local Guest account as inactive and disallow login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-code-block code-block\"><div class=\"code-block-snippet is-type-body-default\">\n<p>net user guest \/active:no<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You may re-activate the Guest account at a later time with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-code-block code-block\"><div class=\"code-block-snippet is-type-body-default\">\n<p>net user guest \/active:yes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Commands feature, IT admins can deploy scripts and commands to further their ability to manage systems in JumpCloud. 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