In Active Directory, we have cmdlets using which we can manage AD Users and Groups.The following link gives all the details of the AD cmdlets:

AD Cmdlets

Is there anything similar to AD cmdlets to manage windows local user accounts.?

• Edited by cmm user Sunday, February 02, 2014 11:12 AM

By default there is no powershell module built-in with Operating system to perform advance administration.

We have PS module where we can import them and perform local user account administration

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/07/02/use-a-free-powershell-module-to-work-with-local-accounts.aspx

Please find the below sample powershell command:

To create a new local user, a new local group, and add the local user to the local group, I use the following commands:

New-LocalUser -userName TESTUSER -password P@ssword1

New-LocalGroup -GroupName testgroup

Set-LocalGroup -userName testuser -GroupName testgroup add

If I need to remove a local user from a local group, I once again use the Set-Localgroup function:

Set-LocalGroup -userName testuser -GroupName testgroup remove

If I need to change a local user password, I use the Set-LocalUserPassword function. This will change local administrator passwords and service account passwords. The command and syntax are shown here:

Set-LocalUserPassword -userName testuser -password MyNewPassw@rd!

If I need to delete a local group, I use the Remove-LocalGroup function:

Remove-LocalGroup -GroupName testgroup

I can also delete local users by using the Remove-LocalUser command:

Remove-LocalUser testuser

That module's probably your best bet. As mentioned there are no native cmdlets for local user admin, so if you wanted to do it without installing a module you'd need to use .Net ADSI calls within PowerShell as explained here http://www.petri.co.il/create-local-accounts-with-powershell.htm but that's far less user friendly.

• Proposed as answer by AnnaWYMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 3 hours 17 minutes ago