---
title: "Tip: Easily change logon settings for all users on your machine"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2007/9/13/tip-easily-change-logon-settings-for-all-users-on-your-machi.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2007/9/13/tip-easily-change-logon-settings-for-all-users-on-your-machi.html"
published: "2007-09-13T17:38:47"
updated: "2007-09-13T17:38:47"
tags: ["General Software Devel...", "Tips & Tricks"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "OK, I did not know this one, but it's so simple: Click Start , click Run , and type \" control userpasswords2\" . more here (by Doug Knox )"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Tip: Easily change logon settings for all users on your machine

By Roy Osherove September 13, 2007 In [General Software Devel...](https://osherove.com/blog/category/general-software-devel), [Tips & Tricks](https://osherove.com/blog/category/tips-tricks)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 13, 2007; technical details may be outdated.

OK, I did not know this one, but it's so simple:

Click **Start**, click **Run**, and type

 "**control userpasswords2"**.

[more here](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/knox2.mspx) (by [Doug Knox](http://www.dougknox.com/))

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