Questions tagged [user-accounts]
Usually a personal account on a computer system that allows access to a system's (advanced) functions.
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Remove ALL User generated Files from Windows 10
I have a question about file/program handling in windows 10.
My Problem is that i will leave my company at the end of the month and want to clean out my windows user account. I know when i delete the ...
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How is the windows username determined or chosen during creating a new linked user account when installing (setting up, unboxing) Windows 11?
I'm wondering where the windows username is pulled from when setting up a new Windows 11 user profile linked to a Microsoft account. For example, if I have an account [email protected], what determines ...
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All CWP accounts and domains stuck on Account Suspended
Woke up and saw all domains saying "Account Suspended" while I am the admin and domains are all in default account and toggles are all On. Did try toggling the "Suspend Account" ...
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User Profile Folder Corruption
I have a Lenovo laptop (model is a ideapad 330S I believe) and have recently upgraded to Windows 11. This laptop is mainly used for my studies and by my mom on occasion so it has 2 accounts. My moms ...
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How can I stop Windows asking me to authenticate on actions requiring admin privileges on a newly created admin account?
I created a new Windows user account on my laptop, with the administrator account type. On the new account, I have to go through with this authentication every time I have to do something requiring ...
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What is a disabled windows account exactly?
While tinkering with windows account (locally, not in a domain) I stumbled onto something I don't understand
I created a local windows session (let's call it Joe), this session has admin rights
Then, ...
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How to get multiple user and password logins on a HITRON router
I have people who go to my house and I want them to have an individual login for themselves ( I know its not needed but I still want it)
For example:
(try to click the network to log in and it looks ...
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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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Windows 10 enable login with work account
within my organization an employee has received a laptop which had Windows 10 Home installed and set it up using his private microsoft account.
As we would like everyone to log into windows using ...
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User profile folders data Backup/transfer
looking a simple way to backup/transfer User profile data like Desktop, Documents, Downloads etc before doing any changes on system or installing a windows.
Any guides?
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Maintaining a clean environment on a shared computer : automatic data deletion? [closed]
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I'm in a work environment (lab) where we use a shared computer (windows 10 pro) between teams for some heavy calculations (large RAM, CPU, GPU usage...).
It has been there for about a year,...
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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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Best way to use a Microsoft account for login but control the local account name?
I've got a new laptop and did the initial setup using my Microsoft account (i.e. using my email and microsoft.com password). Therefore I've ran into the debacle that my local profile directory is ...
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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 ...
