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Tagged with login user-accounts
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How to change user without closing applications running, when using RDP on a Windows machine?
The problem I have is that multiple users need to RDP to a machine to check the status of an application that is running. Normally, when users login/logout, the applications will stop and the user ...
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Logon box not appearing after pressing a key or Ctrl-Alt-Del to log in
"This is not a "bluescreen" (BSOD), it's a "blue screen"."
I (which also means people at the company) have a problem that seems to have persisted through the years of ...
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Why doesn't the login screen show a created New-LocalUser or the Administrator account?
Login is with a pin code and right clicking on cmd allows running in an elevated mode as Administrator so that new accounts can be created:
adding a user:
PS C:\Windows\System32>
PS C:\Windows\...
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How to check User login history on a Windows 11 machine (without third parrty tools)
I was following this tut: https://ourtechroom.com/fix/how-to-find-or-check-windows-10-user-login-history/ suggesting that Event Viewer tool might help discover user login history, but when i apply to ...
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Is it possible to use local account password for shared folders access with Microsoft account?
Now I use Microsoft account for Windows 11 and login with PIN. But for shared folders in my local network I need to enter the long and hard Microsoft account password. Earlier I use my local account ...
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User profile cannot be loaded, after creating new standard account
I am trying to create a standard -not administrator- account on my Windows 10 PC. The account gets created but, when I try to sign-in, I get the error "The User Profile Service service failed the ...
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Can I keep my local account user name for the user login list when I add sign in with Microsoft Account?
Background
I have separate local Windows accounts for work, home, my own projects and my involvment in software communities.
I created a 'Rob Davis (Work)' local windows account (administrator level). ...
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Can PC use both local and domain account same time?
I'm trying setting up a domain for local company network and some users take their laptops to home. and my question is can they use local and domain accounts at the same time? for example at home ...
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How to keep myself logged in on PCs that are shares over a domain?
I'm in a broadcasting class at my school, and the classroom has a computer lab that consists of Dell Optiplexes and Dell Precisions. The Dell Precisions are used to edit video as they have Nvidea ...
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At startup, OS tries to log into nonexistent (?) user account
I bought a refurbished Laptop that came with a pre-installed Windows 10. The seller is a store I consider trustworthy.
At the very first startup after receiving the laptop, it booted straight to ...
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Log in interactively as TrustedInstaller in Windows 10
We have Process Hacker and other utilities that allows us to launch processes in interactive mode with system security principals as their user for elevated permissions. But, is there a way to log in ...
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Why is the log-in for Guest User on Windows 10 not showing in Start Up along with other Users?
A Guest User shows up, along with two other Users, on a PC running Windows 10, when the Command Prompt "Net User" is used. However, this Guest User does not show on the Log-in screen with ...
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my windows login is connected to a deleted google account that can't be restored; what do i do?
The username for my login is a gmail account that existed before I was thirteen, and before Google decided to say "no kid under 13 can have their own account." I was turning 13 in literally ...
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Can't Log on to Windows 10 PC because Microsoft Account was Deleted
I'd really appreciate some help on this. I recently set up a Microsoft account for my niece and used it to log in to a new computer intended to be given to her. I downloaded any programmes she'd need ...
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How do I enable automatic login in Windows 10 Pro with a local account?
I have Windows 10 Pro computer with a local non-microsoft Admin Account. How can I enable it to login automatically at boot time? The corresponding checkbox in netplwiz isn't visible.
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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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