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Same named system user accounts distinguished by password
Is there a specific OS or some setting on linux/windows that will allow having at least two same named accounts which will look as one until is user logged in? Imagine it as having one main account ...
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Group Policy Client failed the sign-in. Access is denied. Personal PC
I got this message upon reboot “The Group Policy Client failed the sign-in. Access is denied.” on my personal PC. It is not managed by a domain, it has never touched any network other than my own. It ...
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Windows 7 administrator security bypassed?
I've an old system at home in which I've installed Windows 7 Professional. I use it seldom, although it contains important data and software for my use. I've created two accounts in it- one is mine, ...
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Windows 10 lock screen: ask for username shortcut
On a Windows 10 lock screen, one can configure through policy settings whether it will let you pick one user from a list, or ask for the username.
If the lock screen gives a list, is there a way from ...
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How to hide an account on KDE login screen?
I am running a CentOS 7 virtual machine on my laptop and I'm using KDE (version 4.14.8). That VM serves as an Ansible control tower, from which my Ansible descriptions are applied to the other (...
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Cannot Log Into a User Account in Windows 7
I have used multiple methods to create a new user in Windows 7. But I cannot log in. I am being told that the user name and password are incorrect. I've tried deleting the account and creating a new ...
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Windows 10 Account locked out. How to unlock ? (I have a password reset disk but that did not help)
Account is locked out on Windows 10. There is no other account. I disabled Admin Account.
I went thru the motions of password reset disk (USB) thinking that would help, but it's no use. After I ...
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Is there any way to initialize a new user profile without logging in from the administrator account?
Let's say I'm logged in to this Windows machine with administrator privileges. Once adding a new user, the initial login with the account takes some time. After taking the time, I can quickly login ...
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Welcome, then black screen, then Ctrl+Alt+Del on new Windows 7 login
Need help troubleshooting an interesting login issue.
Workstation is an OptiPlex 3010 running Windows 7 Pro.
Returning user to our company, when she tries to sign in using her reactivated account, ...
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Login failure after computer name change
I'm using a Microsoft account for the login of my Windows 10 PC.
When I setup my PC I set it up the way that I didn't need to enter a password on boot up (can't remember how I did that).
Now I ...
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Can't add/switch to Microsoft Account from Local Account
I had a snafu during Windows setup where I initially created my Windows install using my Microsoft account. However, the install created a user profile name that didn't match older machines which ...
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How do I make Windows 10 log off the current user when another user logs in?
I'm running Windows 10 Education on a Windows domain, and I'm running into problems with computers running out of resources because some people don't log out. Some of the worst machines have 10-15 ...
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Blank Control Panel and most system icons are missing
I have recently got into a strange problem with a specific user account(standard, non-admin) in a Windows 7 64Bit installation. Desktop icons in that account is shown without a shortcut icon, actually ...
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How to load admin account in background and automatically login to non-admin account in foreground in windows 10?
Is there an option to ensure windows 10 automatically starts loading the Admin account without granting the user access to it? Essentially transferring the state of the admin account from not loaded, ...
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Windows 10 tries to login with the local user instead of Microsoft account [duplicate]
Background for the story:
I had created a local Windows user on my laptop, lets say dummyuser. Later on I connected that local user with the Microsoft account [email protected].
I want to login ...
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