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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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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?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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