

This brief definition should be a good start for understanding what user groups are in Windows. User accounts are also the only way of authenticating and receiving the authorization to use your Windows device. It’s also used to control the files and folders you access, the tasks you are allowed to perform, the devices and resources you are allowed to use, and so on. The (very) short definition is this: a user account is a collection of settings used by Windows to understand your preferences. To understand what a user group from Windows is, you must first know what a user account is.
