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What exactly are the differences between Chrome users and browser profiles?
Google Chrome supports both multiple users and multiple browser user profiles. To add to the confusion, the end of the latter Google Support page reads:
Creating a new Chrome user is another quick ...
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multiple users of the same name in windows 7
Recently while going through the users folder in my C: drive, I found out that I had an extra user which I had not created but had the same name as the name of a existing user on my pc, with a little ...
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How to defocus a program without letting it know it is out of WinAPI focus
There is a need for two of us with my friend to use one PC at the same time. I have a gaming PC, 2 screens, a gamepad — sounds like a great multi-user environment, eh? Not so fast.
The problem is: ...
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Access company files with Quickbooks multi user mode
We're using Quickbooks enterprise 7.0 contractor edition (I know, it's old...)
We have a computer set up in the office that has the company server/copy of QB install, it's running in multi user mode ...
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How to Hibernate Just Current Session in Windows
If we hibernate a PC, it writes everything to hard disk for all users. However I need it only for one user. In other words other users should be able to use the PC. When we lock the current session or ...
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Connecting Single CPU for Dual (Monitors, Keyboards and Mice)
I have seen in some schools and cyber cafes, multiple monitors, keyboards and mice connected with a single CPU and act independent of each other. I have a good performance PC having Windows 8 Pro OS. ...
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Linux - reset user settings on every login
I would like to install a Linux machine (latest Linux Mint Debian Edition) as a shared computer for multiple users. All of the users should share one account with the same password.
Think of it as a ...
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Does Windows 8 provide guest user functionality [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to create new user and set the privilege for this account on windows 8
One of the great functionalists windows has been offering for long is multi-user login. ...
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Settin up Wifi for Multiple users
I have over ten people using a wifi set up for an apartment complex. I have to restart the modem a few times a day so everyone can get connected. The message Limited access appears and sometimes I ...
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Dual Use (Mice and Keyboayd) of Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using two mice in Windows 7 (dual mouse, dual cursor)
Can two users simultaneously share one pc
I saw some answers to this question however they were fairly old (at ...
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How to - one email address checked by two users
Which protocol should be used when two users (separate computers) want to check one email account - POP3 or IMAP?
The problem is when one user deletes an email because they check it but the other ...
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Which Personal Finance Manager has network based multiuser support
Which personal finance solution offers a real multi-user option, ideally run from a local network so more than one person can enter expenses etc. without interfering with other edits ? It should be a ...
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How can I close a Google Chrome profile?
When I install Windows or Linux (Ubuntu/Mint), I start off by installing Google Chrome. I sign in and sync 4 users within Chrome (4 Gmail accounts).
My extensions are sync'd as well. There is a ...
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How to make “Run As” dialog's dropdown list to show all users?
In my Windows XP Pro, I have my main user named as admin that is a member of Administrators group. I created two limited users (power1 and power2) then assigned them as members of Power Users group.
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Is it possible to export folders in the “All users” to excel?
I need to get a list of users that have logged onto a computer, i'm currently doing this at the moment by going into the Documents and Settings folder and copying and pasting the name of each ...
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Multiple user remote access to shared hard drive
What is the best way to set up an external hard drive to be used for sharing of files over an Internet connection for under ten users? Access to each user's computer is not needed. Only need each user ...
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Using another computer's resource (windows), hiding windows
Linux supports multiple X servers, but I was wondering if there is any proprietary software that let you do something similar for Windows 7 (Pro). I am trying to run some app 24/7 on my family ...
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Duplicating Linux-like user account permissions in Windows 7
I'd like to know what are the best practices for creating a limited user account in a Windows 7 system, much like the user environment in Linux, where you have the superuser and the other normal ...
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Is there software that allows multiple users to simultaneously and independently share a personal computer running Mac Os?
Like BeTwin. For example, I have Macbook Pro with one Mini DisplayPort (for additional monitor) and two USB port (for additional mouse and keyboard).
How can i implement it on Mac OS Snow Leopard?
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Windows-7 audio: controlling volume of applications on different user session
My usecase is as this.
The PC is shared and there are two users logged in at the same time.
The first user puts internet radio on speaker, has got browser running with some rogue tab opened that ...
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Is there a way of running two concurrent VNC sessions, one per logged on user?
Apologies if this would be better on ServerFault, but I need to view logged on sessions on a remote computer with two concurrent RDP sessions.
Ideally the session would be available to connect to, ...
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Can I set up a Mac for a multi head / multi user environment?
Using Linux you can connect multiple keyboards, monitors etc. and use one CPU with multiple users, each logged in to their own home environment.
See what I mean here: Linuxgazette
Is there any way ...
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Windows 7 - Dual Monitors - Dual users logged in?
I have a machine with 2 different user accounts. I also have dual monitors. Is there any application (free) out there that will let me be logged into both user accounts, one for each monitor...
Or, ...
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RDP using .rdp files to log in as multiple users
I am trying to set up a batch script to login to a specific server as multiple users via Remote Desktop Connection. On Remote Desktop Connection I edit the Computer and Username then save the ...
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“Seamless” multi user session in linux/X11
The goal
I would love to have a multi user system (based on linux) using only one X11 session with multiple screens and pairs of mouse and keyboard. So two (or more) people can work with the same ...
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Multiple “setups” on Windows 7
I would like to create multiple setups on Windows, that is, when I'm working with my computer I have some programs opened, after that I would like to change the setup/user to the "gaming setup" where ...
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Can two mice and two keyboards be locked to two different windows?
Basically what this question asks for, however I want to be able to asign one pair of inputs to one single window (and if possible also redirect only the applications sound output to the front plug or ...
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Is it possible to run two windows sessions from the same computer at the same time?
A friend asked me if it is possible to have two screen/keyboards/mouse connected to one computer, and allowing two users to use the computer as if they where using two different computers (one ...
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Two people using the same computer at the same time remotely!
We have two computer in office and two people. My computer is much more faster than another computer. Is it possible my colleague connect to my computer remotely and work by my computer?
Using ...
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How to hibernate per login
In Windows XP/7 without using a virtual machine, how to hibernate per login?
That is to logout with open applications and work in progress. Then at the next login with that user id, to carry on ...
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How to do a virus scan on multiple users?
I would really like to know how I can run my virus scanner so it scans multiple accounts.
How do I configure this?
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How do I share a single computer among different users?
I know that every operating system worth using supports multiple independent users; this makes it easy for several people to share a single computer, with their own documents and everything. However, ...
