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Windows 8: error when trying to create new user

When I try to create a new user the Settings app, at the end of the process I get an error that says: We're sorry, but something went wrong. This user wasn't added to this PC. Code: 0x8007089a I ...
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What is this None user in Windows 8?

What is this None user in Windows 8? It isn't one of my accounts. This is a question that is ogooglebar.
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Rename user folder in Windows 8

I just bought a PC with Windows 8 and am struggling to get to grips with it. When setting it up I entered the name Signon which was the wrong name. I then went into the users part of the Control Panel ...
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Can I use Windows 7 and 8 on the same partition to share users' files? [duplicate]

I was wondering if it were at all possible to completely wipe my laptop's hard drive and then create two partitions, one at the beginning (after the system partition) with 200GB, and the rest of the ...
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What is System32\config\systemprofile?

So I recently figured out that IIS will use C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile as it's "user" directory for folders like AppData in certain situations. Now, I'm trying to understand why this ...
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How to recover Windows 8 authenticated users access if denied for a particular folder

I've got Windows 8 and trying to restrict access to a particular folder on my D: drive for other user accounts, and set permissions for the authenticated user group in security tab as denied. Now I ...
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How do I force a process to stay on even after logging out or move process out of user-space memory?

I am quite often uploading various big files to various websites with my web browser on a slow connection and not every website support resuming of the upload. Now my lsass.exe process consumes ...
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Windows 8 pc user login delay

We have windows 8 pc& auto-login is enabled in that pc ( Settings done in registry). It was working till 4 days back without error. But now, only welcome screen is coming at the startup( User ...
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Unable to create guest account on Win8 tablet

I'm trying to create a guest account on a Dell Latitude 10 - ST2 running Windows 8 Professional. The machine is primarily used in our company's domain but we need the guest account to be assigned to ...
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Windows 8 email account setupwith Verizon.net

I know that have the correct information but Windows 8 says it cannot find settings for my account. Incoming Server seems to be hard coded for IMAP and Verizon is POP3. What do I do so set up my ...
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Change user account name in Windows 8 without losing desktop settings?

I have inherited the computer of a former employee. My office is on a small network. I log onto the domain with his old credentials. I have tried changing it in Control Panel under user account ...
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A proper way to create non-interactive accounts?

In order to use password-protected file sharing in a basic home network I want to create a number of non-interactive user accounts on a Windows 8 Pro machine in addition to the existing set of ...
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Show the user selection screen instead of logon screen in Windows 8

We got Windows 8 tablets that are joined into the domain. To facilitate the fast user switching, we want to be able to directly show the user selection screen when someone locks their device or hits ...
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Make UAC stop asking for password of first installer

When I execute a program that makes the UAC jump I get the following message: Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer? That is fine. ...
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Transparent background on account pictures on windows 8

Is it possible to use pictures with a transparent background as account pictures on Windows 8? I've tried a PNG file but the background becomes black instead of transparent.
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Set a password that's not linked to my Microsoft account?

I have a really long password for my Microsoft account, and I don't want to enter that every single time I log in, so I was wondering if I could have a second, smaller password for just the computer ...
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Access Windows 8 Group Accounts

Have I missed an easy way to manage Windows 8 Local Group Accounts? It started because I wanted to see who was a member of HomeGroup. I searched for: Local Groups Local Accounts No results! ...
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How to get to control userpasswords2 via GUI

Is there a way to bring up the User Accounts windows in Windows 7 or 8, which appears when you type "control userpasswords2" via the user interface? I searched for it in every imaginable place and ...
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If you associate a Microsoft Account with a Local Account in Windows 8, will it maintain the original Local USERPROFILE path name?

If you choose to use a Local Account, you get a nice "clean" USERPROFILE path of: C:\Users\username If you then associate a Microsoft Account to that Local Account, will it maintain the original ...
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Does associating a Microsoft Account to a Local Account provide at least the same Windows 8 functionality as using only an MS Account?

When installing Windows 8 you are asked I you want to use a Microsoft Account or a Local Account. If you want to control the name of your USERPROFILE path you need to create a Local Account with the ...
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User profile service service failed the login. User Profile can not be loaded

I removed accounts that were hosted on a separate drive before upgrading to windows 8 from 7 yesterday. However, now I get the User profile service service failed the login. User Profile can not be ...
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How do I modify user groups in Windows 8?

I need to add myself to the TelnetClients group on Windows 8, I knew how to do this in Windows 7 and before that but I guess everything has changed. I have looked through all the account settings and ...
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How do I enable the user switching feature for the guest account in Windows 8?

I'm running Windows 8 and have enabled the guest account. When I am logged in as my normal user, and click my user name in the top right corner of the Start screen, I get this menu: Change account ...
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Windows 8 / Live ID / Service logon credentials

Which logon credentials can one use to run a windows service with different permissions than "Local System" when the user is logged in using his Windows Live ID? I have developed a windows service ...
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Local user vs. domain user? What is the right way here?

I'm a software developer in a company with 6 employees. Everyone has a machine for him-/herself, so none of the machines is shared. I'm currently setting up my machine with Windows 8 and was ...
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how to prevent message when trying to copy or delete from C in windows 8

how to prevent "you'll need to provide administrator premission to copy to this folder" message when i try to copy or delete file from c:\ in Windows-8 ? i have administrator user and i try to ...
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How can I continue audio playback even after switching user?

I just tested it with iTunes; after switching the user account (only after logging into another account, to be precise) the audio playback from the account "A" stops. However iTunes continues playing ...
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Windows 8 security user account permissions

I'm using Windows 8 Pro. When I try to save an attachment from Outlook 2010 into a specific Program Files folder I get the following message: "C:\Program Files (x86)... You don't have permission ...
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Windows 8 Login Screen shows two login tiles for same user account [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Duplicate user account being created in Windows-8 Whenever I create a new user account the Login Screen of Windows 8 shows two login tiles for the same user account. As ...
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How can I create a shared workgroup account for a Windows 8 Online account?

I have a number of machines ranging from a Windows Server 2003 based Home Server, a couple of Windows 7 machines and now a Windows 8 Surface. I'd like to be able to seamlessly access my media library ...
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Removing a user account in Windows 8 Pro

I just installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC, and I accidentally made two user accounts, one local and one connected online. I want to remove the local one, but I don't know how to do it. I searched the ...
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Windows 8 messed up my Windows 7 user folder permissions

I installed Windows 8 pro today and accessed my Windows 7 user profile folder (C:\Users\xxx) and it showed me an access denied error with a continue button with UAC symbol over it, I hit it and it ...
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How can I stop others from formatting the hard drive in Windows 8?

Till now we were having only 1 user in Windows 7. But some days back my stupid brother formatted D: when he wanted to format USB drive in E:, which made me lose lot of important data. Now I am ...
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No password for a Windows 8 user account

I don't want a password for my normal user account. The only way I have found to no require one is by using netplwiz and un-checking "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." ...
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How to create new user and set the privilege for this account on windows 8

How to create new user and set the privilege for this account on windows 8? Since 3 of my family share the same computer, and I hope I could keep their privacy from each other. How can I do that?
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Windows 8 does not provide option to choose which user have to login at welcome screen like Windows 7

I'm using Windows 8 Enterprise trial edition and its work good. But there is one option which is bothering me that doesn't ask me to choose which user have to login at welcome screen like Windows 7. ...
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Are there no default user pictures to choose from in Windows 8?

I am customizing my Windows 8 installation and when I went to change the picture of the user accounts I saw there were nothing to choose from besides images you may already have or photos you can ...
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How can I choose what settings my Windows Live account syncs between systems? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What gets synced across computers using the same Windows Live ID? I have multiple Windows 8 systems and I use the same Windows Live ID for all of them. The benefit of ...
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Prevent Windows 8 users from accessing Windows 7 files

I have set up Windows 7 and Windows 8 dual boot. From Windows 8, users have access to my Windows 7 C:\ drive and all its files, including files in C:\Users\username\ How to take care of this?
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What gets synced across computers using the same Windows Live ID?

When using the same Microsoft Account login on different Windows 8 machines, do any apps, settings or files get synced by default?
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Does the Microsoft Account get a local username

I just switched from a local account to a "Microsoft Account" and I'm wondering now which local username I have now? Do I still have my old local username? If not, i.e. for changing permissions of ...