LocalUsers.psm1
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.SYNOPSIS Powerful local users management #> <# ### Summary Table of Permanent Built-in System Accounts: | **Account Name** | **SID** | **Purpose** | **Status** | **Displayed using the command** | |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------| | `Administrator` | `S-1-5-21-<domain>-500` | Admin tasks and troubleshooting. | Disabled by default. | Get-LocalUser | | `Guest` | `S-1-5-21-<domain>-501` | Limited, temporary access. | Disabled by default. | Get-LocalUser | | `DefaultAccount` | `S-1-5-21-<domain>-503` | UWP app support. | Disabled, hidden. | Get-LocalUser | | `WDAGUtilityAccount` | `S-1-5-21-<domain>-504` | Application Guard virtualization support. | Disabled by default. | Get-LocalUser | | `LocalSystem` | `S-1-5-18` | Critical system services. | Always active. | Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_userprofile -filter "Special=True" | | `SYSTEM` | `S-1-5-18` | Internal system reference for `LocalSystem`. | Always active. | Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_userprofile -filter "Special=True" | | `LocalService` | `S-1-5-19` | Low-privileged local service tasks. | Always active. | Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_userprofile -filter "Special=True" | | `NetworkService` | `S-1-5-20` | Network-enabled service tasks. | Always active. | Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_userprofile -filter "Special=True" | These accounts are foundational to Windows and shouldn’t be altered or deleted to maintain system stability and security. #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator $DebugPreference = 'Continue' # -- Module vars -- [array]$users = @() # -- End -- function Read-Quser { <# Inner function Parses the text output of the quser command, creating and returning an array of PowerShell custom objects representing user information. #> $quserOutput = quser <# Define columns start positions from the English header text line, should work for many languages, consider these real quser layouts 1 23 42 46 54 65 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ·USERNAME··············SESSIONNAME········ID··STATE···IDLE TIME··LOGON TIME (English) ·NOMEUTENTE············NOMESESSIONE·······ID··STATO···INATTIVITÀ·ACCESSO (Italian) ·UTILISATEUR···········SESSION············ID··ÉTAT····TEMPS INACT·TEMPS SESSION (French) ·NOMBRE·USUARIO········NOMBRE·SESIÓN······ID.·ESTADO··TIEMPO IN.·TIEMPO SESIÓN (Spanish) ·BENUTZERNAME··········SITZUNGSNAME·······ID··STATUS··LEERLAUF···ANMELDEZEIT (German) as you can see column spacing for those different languages does not affect the parsing of quser output #> # Language support check $headerLine = $quserOutput[0].Trim() $supportedLanguages = @( "USERNAME", # EN "NOMEUTENTE", # IT "UTILISATEUR", # FR "NOMBRE USUARIO", # ES "BENUTZERNAME" # DE ) if (($supportedLanguages | ForEach-Object { $headerLine.StartsWith($_) }) -notContains $true) { throw "Your Windows display language is not supported, read the docs to learn more." } $p0 = 1 # $headerLine.IndexOf("USERNAME") $p1 = 23 # $headerLine.IndexOf("SESSIONNAME") $p2 = 42 # $headerLine.IndexOf("ID") $p3 = 46 # $headerLine.IndexOf("STATE") $p4 = 54 # $headerLine.IndexOf("IDLE TIME") $p5 = 65 # $headerLine.IndexOf("LOGON TIME") $p6 = 200 # $headerLine.Length # Get columns start and width $columns = @{ USERNAME = @{ Start = $p0; Width = $p1 - $p0} SESSIONNAME = @{ Start = $p1; Width = $p2 - $p1} # (not used here) ID = @{ Start = $p2; Width = $p3 - $p2} STATE = @{ Start = $p3; Width = $p4 - $p3} # ([Active|Disc], Active are logged in users, Disc are disconnected users IDLETIME = @{ Start = $p4; Width = $p5 - $p4} LOGONTIME = @{ Start = $p5; Width = $p6 - $p5} } $dataLines = $quserOutput | Select-Object -Skip 1 # Parse each data line into a custom object $parsedData = foreach ($line in $dataLines) { $columns.LOGONTIME.Width = $line.Length - $p5 # Set last col width based on data line length [PSCustomObject]@{ USERNAME = $line.Substring($columns.USERNAME.Start, $columns.USERNAME.Width).Trim() SESSIONNAME = $line.Substring($columns.SESSIONNAME.Start, $columns.SESSIONNAME.Width).Trim() ID = $line.Substring($columns.ID.Start, $columns.ID.Width).Trim() STATE = $line.Substring($columns.STATE.Start, $columns.STATE.Width).Trim() IDLETIME = $line.Substring($columns.IDLETIME.Start, $columns.IDLETIME.Width).Trim() LOGONTIME = $line.Substring($columns.LOGONTIME.Start, $columns.LOGONTIME.Width).Trim() } } Write-Output $parsedData } function Update-UserData { <# Inner function Collects local user data from various sources and updates the $users module variable. Data sources: - SID: from Get-LocalUser - Username: Name from Get-LocalUser - AccountSource: PrincipalSource from Get-LocalUser - LocalPath: from Get-CimInstance - isAdmin: true or false determined by Get-LocalGroupMember - PasswordLastSet: from Get-LocalUser - LastLogin: from Get-LocalUser - LastLogout: LastUseTime from Get-CimInstance or '-' if session is running - SessionID: ID from quser - IdleSessionTime: IDLE TIME from quser - SessionStart: LOGON TIME from quser #> # Get user accounts, built-in not included $Script:users = Get-LocalUser | Where-Object { $_.SID -notmatch '(-500|-501|-503|-504)$' } | Select-Object SID, Name, PrincipalSource, LocalPath, isAdmin, PasswordLastSet, LastLogon, LastLogout, SessionID, SessionState, IdleSessionTime, SessionStart # Get user profiles, special not included $userprofiles = Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_userprofile -Filter "Special=False" | Select-Object SID, LocalPath, LastUseTime # Add profile data to user accounts foreach ($user in $Script:users) { $user.SID = $user.SID.Value # Set SID as its value, actually it is an object foreach ($profile in $userprofiles) { if ($user.SID -eq $profile.SID) { $user.LocalPath = $profile.LocalPath $user.LastLogout = $profile.LastUseTime break } } } # Add isAdmin=[$true|$false] to user accounts $Administrators = Get-LocalGroupMember -Name Administrators | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name foreach ($user in $Script:users) { $user.isAdmin = $Administrators -Contains "$env:COMPUTERNAME\$($user.name)" } # Add running sessions data to user accounts $sessions = Read-Quser foreach ($user in $Script:users) { foreach ($session in $sessions) { if ($session.USERNAME -eq $user.Name) { $user.SessionState = ($session.STATE.ToLower() -in 'active', 'attivo', 'aktiv', 'actif', 'activo') ? 'Active':$null $user.LastLogout = $null # overwrite LastUseTime that returns current time for running sessions $user.SessionID = $session.ID $user.IdleSessionTime = ($user.SessionState -eq 'Active') ? $($null):(($session.IDLETIME -ne '.') ? $session.IDLETIME:'0') $user.SessionStart = $session.LOGONTIME break } } } <# Add NoName users, which are user profiles lacking a username. User profiles without a name happens as far as I know in two cases: 1. users removed with Remove-LocalUser, command that does not delete profile directories and registry entries associated with the account 2. users manually removed without deleting their associated data, a feature allowed in older versions of Windows #> [array]$noNameUsers = @() $noNameUsers = foreach ($profile in $userprofiles) { if ($profile.SID -notin $users.SID) { [PSCustomObject]@{ SID = $profile.SID Name = $null PrincipalSource = $null LocalPath = $profile.LocalPath isAdmin = $null PasswordLastSet = $null LastLogon = $null LastLogout = $profile.LastUseTime SessionID = $null IdleSessionTime = $null SessionStart = $null } } } $Script:users += $noNameUsers } function Stop-Session { <# Inner function Terminates the session specified by $SessionID. WARNING: This command may log out the currently logged-in user (terminate session) if the specified $SessionID belongs to the current session. #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$SessionID ) logoff $SessionID } function Backup-UserProfile { <# Inner function Backs up the user profile associated with the specified SID. - Excludes symbolic links. - Saves the backup with timestamp to the current user's desktop. #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)] [string]$SID ) $Name = ($users | Where-Object {$_.SID -eq $SID.Trim()} | Select-Object NAME).NAME $userLocalPath = (Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_UserProfile | Where-Object { $_.SID -eq $SID }).LocalPath if ($userLocalPath) { $BackupPath = Join-Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop')) "$($Name)_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HHmmss')" # Create the backup directory if it doesn't exist if (-Not (Test-Path -Path $BackupPath)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $BackupPath | Out-Null } # List of folders to backup $foldersToBackup = @("Desktop", "Documents", "Pictures", "Music", "Videos", "Favorites") foreach ($folder in $foldersToBackup) { $sourcePath = Join-Path $userLocalPath $folder $destPath = Join-Path $BackupPath $folder & robocopy $sourcePath $destPath /E /XJ /R:1 /W:1 | Out-Null $successfulBackup = $true # Check robocopy exit code (0-7 are considered successful) if ($LASTEXITCODE -gt 7) {$successfulBackup = $false} } if ($successfulBackup) { Write-Host "$Name user profile successfully backed up on this desktop." -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Warning "$Name user profile backup failed." } } else { Write-Warning "$Name user profile does not exist" } } function Get-User { <# .SYNOPSIS Displays local user account data, excluding built-in and system accounts. .DESCRIPTION This cmdlet retrieves detailed information about local user accounts on the system. Data is collected from the sources: Get-LocalUser, Get-CimInstance, Get-LocalGroupMember, and quser. .OUTPUTS Object containing the following properties: SID: Security ID of the user account. Username: Specifies the account name. AccountSource: Specifies the account type (e.g., Local, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra Group, or Microsoft Account). LocalPath: Local path to the user's profile folder. isAdmin: Indicates whether the user is an administrator. PasswordLastSet: The date and time the user's password was last set. LastLogin: The date and time of the user's most recent entry of credentials (last login). LastLogout: The date and time the user's current session terminated (last logout). SessionID: The current session ID of the user. IdleSessionTime: The duration formatted as Days+HH:mm of user inactivity in the current session (disconnected while leaving session running). SessionStart: The date and time the user's current session started. #> param ([Switch]$Activity) if ($Activity) { $columns = @( @{n='Username'; e={$_.Name ? $_.Name:'-'}}, @{n='PasswordLastSet'; e={$_.PasswordLastSet ? $_.PasswordLastSet:'-'}}, @{n='LastLogin';e={$_.LastLogon ? $_.LastLogon:'-'}}, @{n='LastLogout';e={$_.LastLogout ? $_.LastLogout:'-'}}, @{n='IdleSessionTime';e={$_.IdleSessionTime ? $_.IdleSessionTime:'-'}}, @{n='SessionStart';e={$_.SessionStart ? $_.SessionStart:'-'}} ) } else { $columns = @( @{n='Username'; e={$_.Name ? $_.Name:'-'}}, 'SID', @{n='AccountSource';e={$_.PrincipalSource ? ($_.PrincipalSource -as [string]):'-'}}, @{n='LocalPath';e={$_.LocalPath ? $_.LocalPath:'-'}}, @{n='isAdmin';e={($null -ne $_.isAdmin) ? $_.isAdmin:'-'}} ) } Update-UserData Write-Output $users | Select-Object $columns } function New-User { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a local user account with no expiration and a blank password. If the -isAdmin switch is provided, the account will have administrator privileges; otherwise, it will be a standard user. .DESCRIPTION Creates a local account with a blank password. The newly created user must log in to set a password if desired. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)] [string]$Name, [switch]$isAdmin ) # 20 chars Name length check if ($Name.Length -ge 20) { } $blankPassword = [securestring]::new() try { New-LocalUser -Name $Name -Password $blankPassword -PasswordNeverExpires -AccountNeverExpires -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.UserExistsException] { # Re-throw the exception to propagate it up and hiding New-LocalUser origin $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($PSItem) } catch [System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException] { throw "Username exceeds the maximum length. Please limit it to 20 characters or fewer." } if ($isAdmin) { Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member $Name Write-Host "$Name administrator account created" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Users -Member $Name Write-Host "$Name standard account created" -ForegroundColor Green } } function Remove-User { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes the specified local user account along with its profile folder and associated registry entries. .DESCRIPTION Removes the specified account using the provided -SID or -Name parameter. .PARAMETER SID The Security Identifier (SID) of the user account to remove. .PARAMETER Name The username of the user account to remove. .PARAMETER Backup Switch parameter. if provided, backs up the user profile while: - Excluding symbolic links. - Saving the backup with a timestamp to the current user's desktop. .NOTES Inspiration: https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-delete-user-profile/ #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, DefaultParameterSetName = 'Set0')] param ( [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Set0', Mandatory = $true)] [string]$SID, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Set1', Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Name, [switch]$Backup ) Update-UserData if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Set1') { $SID = ($users | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $Name.Trim()} | Select-Object SID).SID } $SessionID = ($users | Where-Object {$_.SID -eq $SID.Trim()} | Select-Object SessionID).SessionID $SessionState = ($users | Where-Object {$_.SID -eq $SID.Trim()} | Select-Object SessionState).SessionState if ($SessionState -eq 'Active') { Write-Warning "You can't remove yourself while operating!" Return } if (-Not $SID) { Write-Warning "User account not found." Return } if ($SessionID) { Stop-Session -SessionID $SessionID } else { <# When the admin runs `Remove-User -SID <SID>`, it is likely intended for a NoName user. If a NoName user's session is running, its session ID in the `$users` array will be `$null` due to the absence of a username. The following code identifies and terminates such sessions. #> $sessions = Read-Quser foreach ($session in $sessions) { if ($session.USERNAME -notin $users.Name) { Stop-Session -SessionID $session.ID } } } if ($Backup) { Backup-UserProfile -SID $SID } try { # Remove CIM instance if exist (%USERPROFILE% folder and registry entry) $profileCimInstance = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_UserProfile | Where-Object { $_.SID -eq $SID } if ($null -ne $profileCimInstance) { Remove-CimInstance -InputObject $profileCimInstance -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host "Removed profile folder and registry entries" -ForegroundColor green } else { Write-Host "Profile not found" -ForegroundColor Yellow } # Remove the sign-in entry in Windows Remove-LocalUser -SID $SID -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host "Removed account entry" -ForegroundColor Green } catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.UserNotFoundException] { Write-Host "Account entry not found" -ForegroundColor Yellow } catch { $_.exception.GetType().fullname } } # Experimental GUI function Show-User { <# .SYNOPSIS Launch the Module GUI. Experimental. #> [CmdletBinding()] param () Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing # Create the main form $form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form $form.Text = 'Local User Management' $form.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(800,600) $form.StartPosition = 'CenterScreen' # Create DataGridView $userGrid = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView $userGrid.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(700,400) $userGrid.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(50,30) $userGrid.AllowUserToAddRows = $false $userGrid.AllowUserToDeleteRows = $false $userGrid.MultiSelect = $true $userGrid.SelectionMode = 'FullRowSelect' $userGrid.RowHeadersVisible = $false $userGrid.EnableHeadersVisualStyles = $false $userGrid.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.SelectionBackColor = $userGrid.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor # Create columns $userGrid.Columns.Add("Username", "Username") $userGrid.Columns.Add("SID", "SID") $userGrid.Columns.Add("AccountSource", "AccountSource") $userGrid.Columns.Add("LocalPath", "LocalPath") $userGrid.Columns.Add("isAdmin", "isAdmin") # Set column widths $userGrid.Columns["Username"].Width = 130 $userGrid.Columns["SID"].Width = 250 $userGrid.Columns["AccountSource"].Width = 100 $userGrid.Columns["LocalPath"].Width = 150 $userGrid.Columns["isAdmin"].Width = 70 # Create progress bar $progressBar = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar $progressBar.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(50,440) $progressBar.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(700,12) $progressBar.Style = 'Continuous' # Create Remove button and Backup checkbox with larger sizes $removeButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button $removeButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(50,460) $removeButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(120,23) # Increased width $removeButton.Text = 'Remove selected' $backupCheckbox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox $backupCheckbox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(180,463) $backupCheckbox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100,23) # Increased width $backupCheckbox.Text = "and Backup" # Create horizontal separator line $separator = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label $separator.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(50,490) $separator.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(700,2) $separator.BorderStyle = [System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle]::Fixed3D # Create new user controls $usernameLabel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label $usernameLabel.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(50,505) # Moved down slightly $usernameLabel.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(70,20) $usernameLabel.Text = 'Username:' $usernameTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox $usernameTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(120,505) # Moved down slightly $usernameTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,20) $isAdminCheckbox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox $isAdminCheckbox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(280,505) # Moved down slightly $isAdminCheckbox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(90,20) # Increased width $isAdminCheckbox.Text = 'isAdmin' # Moved Create button and increased size $createButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button $createButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(380,503) # Moved down slightly $createButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(100,23) $createButton.Text = 'Create User' # Function to populate the grid function Update-UserGrid { $userGrid.Rows.Clear() $users = Get-User foreach ($user in $users) { $rowIndex = $userGrid.Rows.Add( $user.Username, $user.SID, $user.AccountSource, $user.LocalPath, $(if ($user.isAdmin) { "Yes" } else { "No" }) ) $userGrid.Rows[$rowIndex].Tag = $user } # Reset progress bar $progressBar.Value = 0 } # Add click handlers $removeButton.Add_Click({ if ($userGrid.SelectedRows.Count -eq 0) { [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("No users selected.", "Warning") return } $progressBar.Maximum = $userGrid.SelectedRows.Count $progressBar.Value = 0 foreach ($row in $userGrid.SelectedRows) { $user = $row.Tag $params = @{ SID = $user.SID } if ($backupCheckbox.Checked) { $params.Add('Backup', $true) } Remove-User @params $progressBar.Value += 1 $progressBar.Refresh() [System.Windows.Forms.Application]::DoEvents() } Update-UserGrid }) $createButton.Add_Click({ if ($usernameTextBox.Text) { $params = @{ Name = $usernameTextBox.Text } if ($isAdminCheckbox.Checked) { $params.Add('isAdmin', $true) } New-User @params Update-UserGrid $usernameTextBox.Text = '' $isAdminCheckbox.Checked = $false } }) # Add all controls to the form $form.Controls.AddRange(@( $userGrid, $progressBar, $removeButton, $backupCheckbox, $separator, $usernameLabel, $usernameTextBox, $isAdminCheckbox, $createButton )) # Initial population of the grid Update-UserGrid # Show the form $form.ShowDialog() } |