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By default, Windows virtual machine (VM) instances authenticate by using a username and a password instead of by using SSH. If you don't enable SSH for Windows, you must generate new credentials before connecting to the VM. This document describes how to generate credentials and manage accounts on Windows VMs.

You can also use this process to generate new credentials if you no longer have the original credentials. If you use this process to generate new credentials for existing users, any data that is encrypted with the current credentials, such as encrypted files or stored passwords, might not be retained.

The following accounts are built-in to Windows Server and are disabled by default:

• Administrator
• Guest
• DefaultAccount
• WDAGUtilityAccount

For these accounts, the Windows guest agent can reset the credentials. Resetting the credentials won't do the following:

• Enable a disabled built-in account
• Set additional policies so that the user can sign in to the VM

The built-in accounts are not guaranteed to have the default names because the local security policy, which is used by many organizations, can rename the accounts. If the accounts were renamed, you can use the original names.

• Create a Windows Server VM.
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To get the permissions that you need to generate credentials for Windows Server VMs, ask your administrator to grant you the following IAM roles:

• Compute Instance Admin (v1) (roles/compute.instanceAdmin.v1) on the VM or project
• If your VM uses a service account: Service Account User (roles/iam.serviceAccountUser) on the service account or project

For more information about granting roles, see Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations.

You might also be able to get the required permissions through custom roles or other predefined roles.

Generate credentials for Windows Server VMs by using the Google Cloud console or the Google Cloud CLI.

1. Go to the VM instances page.

   Go to VM instances

2. Click the Windows Server VM to change the password on.

3. On the VM instance details page, in Remote access, click Set Windows password.

4. In the Username field, enter the username to change the password for, or enter a new username to create a new user.

5. Click Set.

1. Run the following gcloud compute reset-windows-password command:

   gcloud compute reset-windows-password VM_NAME
   

   Replace VM_NAME with the name of the VM to change the password for.

2. Review the information in the confirmation prompt:

   This command creates an account and sets an initial password for the
   user [username] if the account does not already exist.
   If the account already exists, resetting the password can cause the
   LOSS OF ENCRYPTED DATA secured with the current password, including
   files and stored passwords.
   
   For more information, see:
   https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/operating-systems/windows#reset
   
   Would you like to set or reset the password for [username] (Y/n)?
   

3. After confirming the previous prompt, review the confirmation of new credentials, which appears as follows:

   Resetting and retrieving password for [username] on [instance-name]
   Updated [https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/project-name/zones/zone/instances/instance-name].
   ip_address: ip-address
   password:   password
   username:   username
   

4. You can now connect to the instance by using the new credentials.

After you connect to your Windows Server VM, you can use the Windows Command Prompt or the Windows user interface to change your password.

Use the net user command to change the password.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Under the User Accounts icon, click either Change Account Type or Add or remove user accounts.

4. Select the account that you want to modify.

5. Click Change the password.

6. Enter your current password and your new password.

7. Click Change password to save your changes.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Sign-in options.

5. Under Password, click Change.

6. Enter your current password and click Next.

7. Enter your new password in the New password field and enter it again in the Re-enter password field.

8. Enter a Password hint, and click Next.

9. Click Finish.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Sign-in options.

5. Click Password and click Change.

6. Enter your current password and click Next.

7. Enter your new password in the New password field and enter it again in the Confirm password field.

8. Enter a Password hint, and click Next.

9. Click Finish.

Use the net user to create a new user.

Example:

   net user USERNAME PASSWORD /add
   

Replace USERNAME with your username and PASSWORD with your password of choice.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Under the User Accounts icon, click either Change Account Type or Add or remove user accounts.

4. Click Add a user account.

5. Set the username, password and password hint, then click Next.

6. After an account is created click Finish.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Other users, then Add someone else on this PC.

5. Skip all the Microsoft account related steps and click Add a user without a Microsoft account.

6. Set the username, password and password hint, then click Next.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Other users, then Add someone else on this PC.

5. Skip all the Microsoft account related steps and click Add a user without a Microsoft account.

6. Set the username, password and password hint, then click Next.

Adding a local account to the Administrator group will give you administrative privileges on your Windows VM. See more information on Local Accounts.

Use the net localgroup to add a user to the Administrator group.

Example:

   net localgroup administrators USERNAME /add
   

Replace USERNAME with the username of choice.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Under the User Accounts icon, click either Change Account Type or Add or remove user accounts.

4. Select the account that you want to change.

5. Click Change the account type.

6. Select Administrator and confirm by clicking Change Account Type.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Other users then click the account that you want to change.

5. Click Change account type.

6. From the drop-down, select the Administrator account type and click OK.

1. After the desktop finishes loading, click the Start menu icon.

2. Click Settings.

3. Click Accounts.

4. Click Other users then click the account that you want to change.

5. Click Change account type.

6. From the drop-down, select the Administrator account type and click OK.

• Troubleshoot Windows VMs
• Connect to a Windows instance
• Automate Windows password generation

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Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC.

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