B.23. Lab B.23: Turn the Guest Account Off

This lab requires a Windows XP workstation.

The Guest account is used when someone must access a system but lacks a user account on that system. The Guest account leaves a security risk at the workstation and should be disabled.

To turn the Guest account off, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Start Control Panel User Accounts.

  2. Click Guest. The dialog box shown in Figure B.6 appears.

    Figure B.6. The options for the Guest account

  3. Click Turn Off the Guest Account.

  4. Exit the User Accounts dialog box.

  5. Exit Control Panel. ...

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