Group
specifies the name of an existing local
security group to which a new LocalAccount will be
added during installation. You can add a user to multiple groups by
entering multiple group names separated by semicolons.
The Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component recognizes the following English group names and sets the appropriate localized group name, regardless of the default language of the Windows® image:
- AccountOperators
- Administrators
- BackupOperators
- CryptoOperators
- DCOMUsers
- Guests
- IUsers
- NetworkConfigurationOperators
- PerfLoggingUsers
- PerfMonitoringUsers
- PowerUsers
- PrintOperators
- RemoteDesktopUsers
- Replicator
- SystemOperators
- Users
Specify the account names and group names by using language-neutral names. The language-neutral account and group names are specified in English—for example, Administrators, Power Users, and Guest. This is required because the shell account settings are processed before a default user interface (UI) language is applied to the computer.
Values
Group_name |
Specifies the existing local security group for the local account. More than one group can be specified (separated by semicolons). Group_name is a string with a maximum length of 256 characters. |
This string type supports empty elements.
Valid Passes
auditSystem
oobeSystem
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | UserAccounts | LocalAccounts | LocalAccount | Group
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set UserAccounts.
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<UserAccounts> <LocalAccounts> <LocalAccount wcm:action="add"> <Password> <Value>cAB3AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Description>Test account</Description> <DisplayName>Admin/Power User Account</DisplayName> <Group>Administrators;Power Users</Group> <Name>Test1</Name> </LocalAccount> <LocalAccount wcm:action="add"> <Password> <Value>cABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value> <PlainText>false</PlainText> </Password> <Description>For testing</Description> <DisplayName>Admin Account</DisplayName> <Group>Administrators</Group> <Name>Test2</Name> </LocalAccount> </LocalAccounts> </UserAccounts> |