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Add-LocalGroupMember — Basic Usage

Use Add-LocalGroupMember for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandAdd-LocalGroupMember — Basic Usage
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member helpdesk

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Add-LocalGroupMember for a standard administrative task.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member helpdesk

Original command

Add a member to a local group.

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member helpdesk

Common errors

Command not found

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