How to Add User to Local Administrator Group

To add a user or group to the local administrator group using PowerShell, use the PowerShell command `Add-LocalGroupMember`.

Here is the PowerShell command to add groups or users to the local admin group.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "<group name>" -Member "<user/groups>"

The Add-LocalGroupMember command uses the Group parameter to specify the “Administrators” group and the Member parameter to specify the users or groups that you want to add to the group.

In this article, we will discuss how to add a user to the local admin group, add multiple members to the admin group, and add domain users to the admin group using the PowerShell command.

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1 How to Add User to Local Admin Group using PowerShell

2 How to Add Multiple Users to Local Administrator Group Using PowerShell

3 How to Add Domain User to Local Admin Group Using PowerShell

4 Conclusion

5 Related Links

How to Add User to Local Admin Group using PowerShell

Use the Add-LocalGroupMember command to add a user to the local admin group, and run the following PowerShell command.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "Gary"

In the above PowerShell script, the Add-LocalGroupMember cmdlet uses the Group parameter to specify the local admin group “Administrators” and the Member parameter to specify the user name “Gary” that you want to add to the local admin group.

The output of the above PowerShell script adds a user to the local admin group.

How to Add Multiple Users to Local Administrator Group Using PowerShell

To add multiple users to the local administrator group using PowerShell, use the Add-LocalGroupMember command with the Member parameter to specify the multiple users separated by a comma.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "TestUser1","TestUser2"

The above PowerShell script adds multiple users to the local administrator group.

How to Add Domain User to Local Admin Group Using PowerShell

You can add the domain user to the local admin group using the PowerShell Add-LocalGroupMember command.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "ShellPro\Adam

In the above PowerShell script, add domain user “ShellPro\Adam” to the “Administrators” group.

Conclusion

I hope the above article on how to add users to the local admin group using the PowerShell Add-LocalGroupMember command is helpful to you.

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