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Login fails when using FQDN to access local Windows 10 shares

I have a Windows 10 Professional PC running 20H2 build 19042.685. I recently reformatted the PC and freshly installed this version. It was running the same or very similar version prior to the ...
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company computer was shut down before personal files were saved

I'm leaving my company as part of a staff reduction move. I was telecommuting from across the country using company VPN and Outlook server. My Windows 7 Enterprise Dell Latitude stopped working 24 ...
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I am trying to login to my Netcomm Router/Modem and the password field is changing to base64 before it sends

I was recently seeing how the property of a family member faces out onto the internet and came across an issue in the netcomm login page. when I enter a password it changes it to Base64 before it ...
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Map a drive in Windows using different credentials

I have 2 networked computers C1 and C2 using same login credentials. Because they are using same credentials, I can access shared folders on C1 from C2 without entering credentials. The problem is I ...
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Windows 10 Logins and shared resources not functioning

(Actual IPs and Server names have been removed and replaced with examples) Point 1: We can not login to the domain unless we remote connect to the server and login, There are no login servers ...
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Log in to my Windows 7 account from another computer on the same network

Okay, let's say I have a network called "myNetwork" and on this network three computers, all of which run Windows 7 Home. One has my user account on it (lets call it "user1") and the PC's name is "foo"...
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Stuck in Safe Mode login on Windows 10 [closed]

I wanted to uninstall Avast AV from safe mode so I turned on the safe mode option in System Configuration and restarted the system. But password doesn't seem to work on safe mode so I restarted again ...
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Can't access Microsoft websites after logging in with my Live ID

The problem When being logged out, I can see the Microsoft web pages. I have trouble accessing Microsoft websites after signing in with my Windows Live ID. For many pages I try to access, it ...
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Cached Logons Count - Registry

In the registry, I have a cached logons count of 10. Does this mean that I can logon 10 times without the Domain Controller?
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Windows 7: Event Viewer Issue (log on codes and workstation name query)

I am using a laptop for home use. I am not connected to a server or anything, just the home wifi. Today I was looking in the event viewer and I saw quite a lot of log ons with numbers, 2,3,5 or 7. ...
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Win7 locked (user prompt) w/ broken internet gateway : plug in android usb hotspot : will internet networking come up?

A simple but unique question: A) Windows 7 PC is logged on, but locked. eg: waiting at windows 7 user prompt for password. B) Gateway which PC is connected to via WiFi is broken. eg: LAN works, but ...
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Windows 8.1 Won't Login Until It Connects To A Network

I have a custom built PC* running Windows 8.1 Pro. My account is a local account, not an online account. While my computer takes about fifteen seconds to boot, it takes about another ten to fifteen to ...
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Logging into a windows 7 system which is under domain when IP block change

I'm having a very interesting trouble. I've a PC under a domain. But I can't login even though I know current credentials the account. The PC was manually set to an IP and our SA changed our IP ...
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Removed Computer from domain, cannot log in to re-add computer. to domain

I was having a conflict of pc names on the domain. I logged in as administrator, changed from domain to workgroup. Restarted, and tried to log in again to try to re-add to domain. Trying to log in ...
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Logging onto computer user accounts

By my request our school IT set up a basic admin account on my computer. I have the username and password but I am unable to log on because I am always prompted to log onto on of the network accounts. ...
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Can't access SMCD3G router from Comcast after a password change

We have the SMCD3G router in our office that is a business class router from Comcast. I discovered that it had a very simple password, that no one at Comcast warned us about! To make matters worse, we ...
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Long wait after login Ubuntu Gnome 13.04, probably network related

Some basic information about my computer: Ubuntu Gnome 13.04, Gnome 3.6.2. Linux 3.8.0-34-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 18:00:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Recently it takes very ...
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Script - How to check if a network path is available and then map it

I would like an screen saver / logon script that checks if a network path is available and then map it to a unit. If it is not available it disconnects/don't connect. Network path is \192.168.1.1\...
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In Win7 Pro the computer name is added to the network login so I can't access network computers

I'm just trying to login to computers in the workgroup. When the system asks for the login and password it insists on adding my computername to the login which then fails. I've tried editing the ...
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A proper way to create non-interactive accounts?

In order to use password-protected file sharing in a basic home network I want to create a number of non-interactive user accounts on a Windows 8 Pro machine in addition to the existing set of ...
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How can I log in my alteon2424?

I was given an old alteon 2424. Pluging a serial cable on the console port allows me to see it booting. I can choose at boot between 2 images in nvram by pressing ctrl o. Both images talk about ...
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Windows 7 Slow to Load When not on Domain Network

We've recently setup a new domain on our office network and joined all laptops to it. When I log onto Windows 7 while plugged into the network, I pass the logon screen and the Welcome screen within ...
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Strange networking issue: Cannot log in if computer is on a switch

I'm working in a temporary location. We have a single network drop. We have a D-Link 5 port switch plugged into the drop, and two desktop computers plugged into the switch without any issues. ...
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How do I force OS X Lion to start networking before anybody logs in?

I was trying to use Synergy (the keyboard sharing program) but found I couldn't use the keyboard to log in after boot. A bit of digging and I discovered I cannot even ping my machine before anybody ...
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Howto Windows 7 network logon Prompt

In my university we have user accounts for all students, when we go to the computer centre, we have windows xp computers and the network login prompt is shown by default. I want to login with my ...
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How to Add user to XP Machine for authentication for a network

I am getting a lot of popups for password when I access the other PC. I would like to add my credentials to that other PC so the popup disappears? How do I do it? Note: I am not talking about adding ...
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Windows 7 and Vista Home Networked-Unable to login from Vista to Windows 7

I set up both Vista and Windows 7 on the same workgroup. I can view Windows 7 from Vista and vice versa. I can login into Vista from Windows 7. I am unable to login to Windows 7 from Vista. When I ...
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Unable to connect to windows shares without restart

Question:I've an annoying problem with windows 7: I cannot connect to windows shares in the local network when I join the network before I booted up. The thing is, it works fine after I restart, but ...
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How can I automatically mount a network drive in Snow Leopard?

I would like to automatically mount a certain SMB share whenever I log into my account on Snow Leopard. Way back in the Old Days on Mac Classic, all I had to do was Get Info on the drive in question ...
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Is it possible to get a list of Linux servers I am currently logged into?

At my workplace, we have a number of Linux machines on an isolated network, and I occasionally need to determine which of them I am logged in to. This can be a pain because I usually have a large ...
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Recover login details for windows xp [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Windows: How to reset the administrator password? I have been given an ex-business laptop to clean up for home use. The laptop was previously on a business domain, but for ...
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I cannot stay logged in to a site with my router

I have a D-Link home router and my isp is Time warner. When I try to login to any site it does not let me. The website does not keep me logged in when I navigate the pages. I have to keep loging in ...
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How can I stop a network drive from mounting on startup - Mac OS X 10.6.2

Specifically, a network drive that I previously mounted manually for a one-time operation and now tries to re-mount every time I login. The drive is not setup as a login item in my accounts pref ...
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Login Process Taking Forever (10 Minutes)

My work computer connected through LAN is taking forever to login. It takes 10 minutes to login to the computer. How can I debug this issue? UPDATE: Turns out it was some services that were ...
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