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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Windows service fails to start with custom user until started once with local user
All of a sudden my Windows service application after installation does not start. (Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do.)
The service uses a custom user. If I change the ...
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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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duplicated/stale user directory when changing admin user with local account on windows
After installing Windows 11 I was forced to use a microsoft account.
I temporary created one called Foo.
I didn't want that option, so I later created a new local admin account Bar, and deleted the ...
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Share applications between users in Windows 10
On this Windows 10 PC I am A, I would like to set it up so that another user B can easily use "my" Picasa and Spotify from her Windows account.
Ideally with my settings and their file-permissions.
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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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Are OneDrive preferences stored per PC or per account?
In an Azure Active Directory environment, where all accounts are in AD, and we are using Office 365 OneDrive - are the OneDrive preferences stored per PC, or per AD account? I.e. if a user logs onto ...
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Windows Server 2008 - Scheduled Task Multiple Users
I am setting up a scheduled task on a Windows 2008 server to run a utility. I am able to do this without a problem with my user account, but no one else can access it when they login. I need to create ...
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Application requires Admin privileges, but Admin account is in use (Win 10 Pro)
I try to install UPS monitor application from producer site: http://fideltronik.com/files/ups-monitor/UPSmon3en.msi .
After instalation, application tries to run services, but message appears:
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Is there a way to change a Windows 11 username?
My name is Fausto and my W11 account got somehow broken when I set it up. For some reason it appears as "faust" in C:\Users folder collection and in the cmd prompt:
Microsoft Windows [...
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Why are user-specific startup items starting for all users?
On my Win7 machine I have a number of programs in my user's startup folder (%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). A few of them like ZumoCast and OpenDNSUpdater pop up at logon ...
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Users folder missing in windows 11
I am not able to see the Users folder.
I was trying to move particular user folder to another drive since C drive space exhausted.
After doing that this issue is there. I am unable to unhide it.
I ...
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How to create limited user accounts in Linux
I want to create a user account for each of the key programs installed on my debian server. For example, for the following programs:
Tomcat
Nginx
Supervisor
PostgreSQL
This seems to be recommended ...
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How do I remove domain admin control from windows that don't use AD
I have a computer running Windows 10 that has a Domain Admin block on the local admin which has blocked me from installing any update that is the anniversary update or later.
I did also try to make a ...
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Windows Task Scheduler starting Excel in background. How to force to start in foreground?
I'm using Windows Task Scheduler to restart MS excel when it crashes, via an event trigger that runs a vbs script (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18504067/how-to-automate-the-forced-closure-of-...
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How to initialize new user account from command line on Windows
I would like to initialize new user account on Windows 10 without login out from admin and login in again to user. Now I create new account with following command:
net user "username" "...
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About denying full-control for other users in folder-files security permission?
Windows 10, have two profiles and also two partitions, one mine, Administrator account, and another newly created guests account for cousin... but, when I logged in, I was shocked to see, that it had ...
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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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Disconnect Microsoft account from my local account in Windows 11
I have a local account called 'user'.
I gave another person laptop to do some work and they logged into their microsoft account in Edge.
Now their Ms account has tied itself to my local account
Is ...
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Can AMD DxcCache, DxCache, Dx9Cache cache files be shared across users?
On Windows 10, playing games mostly from Steam and Epic, multiple users have large cache files in %AppData%\Local\AMD, eg %AppData%\Local\AMD\DxCache. Across 4 users playing the same games, the DX (...
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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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How to delete account for which I have no access?
I want to delete the first account:
I am not able to log in (using manage) as I do not have access to the account.
Could someone please advise?
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Azure Active Directory Users Cannot Log in via Windows Remote Desktop, How to Fix?
I'm working on setting up a Windows 10 Pro machine so that its user can log in using RDP.
The user is logging in with their AAD credential, [email protected]. When using this credential, RDP asks for ...
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How does one remove the annoying "One account for everything" Sign in under Accounts section
This is a Windows 11 Professional 22H2 Build 22621.2283 machine, un-modified.
I don't want users to be able to sign in to a Microsoft account and wish to remove all options and annoying options like ...
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After Adding then Removing Active Directory/DNS Server Roles to Server, All User Accounts were Deleted
I used to have 6 user accounts other than Administrator, and after removing Active Directory and DNS Server roles, the accounts are missing from lusrmgr. The data still exists in C:\Users, and I can ...
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Allow user account to install software in Win7 without installing it in other accounts
I currently have an administrator account and a regular user account I created through the adminsitrator account.
I'd like to give make it possible for my other user account to install software in ...
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Disable auto log off windows server 2012
How to disable auto log off feature for a specific user in windows server 2012 using rdp
Thanks for your time.
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Unable to add myself to any ACL while using Azure AD
When I received a new laptop at the beginning of the week, the initial setup walked me through gaining access to my workplace's domain using my work email address, which is also associated with my ...
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User's folder missing in Windows 10
When I turn on my computer, I receive error:
We can't sign into your account
I Logged in with the temporary account and can still open my user's files within C:\Users\Admin\Desktop. I followed Option ...
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Run Windows 10 explorer as another user
When I am running a command prompt as another user and launch explorer.exe, it briefly shows as the other user, terminates, and runs as the current user. Is there a way to run it as another user?
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Why hasn't Bitlocker recovery key been uploaded to Microsoft account if I am the Administrator
Basically, I inherited my mom's HP laptop in 2022. I created a MS account for myself, gave myself administrator rights, and deleted her old account.
Fast-forwarding, I was prompted to upgrade the OS ...
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How do I change the User Profile location in Windows 10?
The default location for User Profiles are C:\Users. I would like to move this location to another drive (i.e. D:\Users). I've already been able to customize the library locations, however there are ...
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How to alternate between login screen types in Windows 7?
When already at the default login screen in Windows 7 where you click on an icon to select a user, is there a way to switch to the mode where you enter both a username and a password?
In Windows XP, ...
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Automatic credentials of administrator account (Windows 10)
Using Windows 10 with two user accounts:
One "standard user" (USER-S)
One "admin user" (USER-A) who is an administrator on the local machine
Typically, USER-S is logged in. Most ...
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On Google Chrome, is there a way to start with a new Google Account profile on Windows command line?
I'm using public computers.
On Google Chrome, is there a way to start with a Google Account profile on Windows command line? This account is new to Chrome, since what I want is to login into a browser ...
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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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Issues when Windows 10 Account Username Includes Space
In most versions of Windows I have used, and currently using Windows 10, having a space within the account username poses problems, particularly with paths and when the input doesn't accept a path ...
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Copying user folder from a crashed Windows 11 laptop
I had a Windows 11 laptop that crashed. I had some very important files in my user-folder. So I left the laptop to an Italian computer shop and they removed the internal SSD hard drive and copied the ...
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How to sign in to my microsoft account without it replacing my local account?
I just got a new SSD and new windows on it. There's currently no OneDrive, or Office, or other Microsoft services on it. So I want to sign in to my Microsoft account on this laptop because of that.
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signed in accounts folder location for google chrome
I recently had to reinstall windows on a different SSD which wiped all chrome settings. I was able to sync them back using my main account but I had other signed in accounts that are gone. I have ...
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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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Terminal not asking for password while using sudo
Yesterday I was trying to install larbs installation on a different user. It did not work and I had to delete the other user.
When I came back to my admin user I realised that it was not asking for my ...
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Windows 7 - block websites for specific users using BAT to amend HOSTS file or Local GPO
I have a small home setup with one machine running Windows 7 SP2 still.
This computer as 2 user accounts. I need to block one user account from specific websites whilst allowing through the same ...
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Shared Clipboard between different Mac users
How can I share the clipboard among two different users, on macOS Mojave 10.14?
I usually alternate between two users sessions, for separation of concerns, on my MacBook. Sometimes I need to share an ...
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Can organization access an email account they provided, if they don't know your password? [closed]
Can a school access an email account they provided you even though they don't know your password?
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Process Explorer won't launch "Find Handle or DLL..." window
There's some really strange behavior going on where when I launch Process Explorer (procexp.exe) on one account, it won't launch the Find Handle or DLL... window. All that happens is the Process ...
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Management of authorizations and access permissions [closed]
In our company, we use several systems, all unrelated to each other. For example, we use online systems like a CRM system, a PasswordManager, Microsoft 365, but also internal systems like a NAS, and a ...
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I accidentally encrypted my backup keys with EFS now I cannot access my backup
I basically locked my keys in the car so to speak, I saved backup keys using manager to a usb but I somehow also encrypted my backup keys. On top of that I reinstalled windows. Now its asking for the ...
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open with menu does not open the application ( vs code ) after renaming account name in windows 11
OS windows 11:
Recently I have changed my account profile name from Users to Keshav and also rename the account folder name under C:/Users
done all the changes like change in registry --> ...
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On a New PC I Have Not Loaded the Operating System Once, but Recovery Options Ask for an Admin Password
I have a new computer, and I have not loaded the operating system once (Windows 10). Therefore, I have not created any accounts. However, when I select the System Recovery option from the boot menu, ...
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File permissions issue for files downloaded from internet / synchronized by OneDrive
I am trying to backup several different Windows computers to a single Windows computer by sharing the drives of the target computers and accessing them from the backup computer. But I am running into ...