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New_LocalUser not working
I'm trying to use powershell 7 to create a new local user on my computer and I always get an error message. PowerShell 7.2.6
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The `New-LocalUser` cmdlet creates a local user account. This cmdlet creates a local user account or a local user account that is connected to a Microsoft account.
> [!NOTE] > The Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module is not available in 32-bit PowerShell on a 64-bit > system
Have the same issue, does work in PowerShell v5. It does work after running import-module microsoft.powershell.localaccounts -UseWindowsPowerShell (Effectively running it in PowerShell v5 mode in PowerShell v7)
Hello and thank you for getting back to me so quickly! You are right it does work (second picture), however, I get this message after I run the cmdlets (first picture top). The problem is that after I close the Powershell terminal I get the same error (third picture), does that mean that I have to run the cmdlet import-module microsoft.powershell.localaccounts -usewindowspowershell every single time I open Powershell and want to create a new local user?
Yes, you could put it into your profile (notepad $profile and add the import-module there, that way it will always be available)
But you can also use Powershell.exe (v5) instead of pwsh.exe (v7) for this
But you can also use Powershell.exe (v5) instead of pwsh.exe (v7) for this