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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Batch file running in one account but not another

I wrote a batch file to run a schtasks for a Windows 7 Home machine. When I tested it in my account (standard user), the script runs correctly, but when I migrated the script to the account (also ...
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Is there a widely accepted, or intelligent way, to do user privilege setting and mount with Docker?

I am using Docker to set up the development system for the whole team using R/Python/... My way is create seperate container for different develop language. However, since there are 10 people working ...
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How can I completely delete a user in Windows via the command line? [duplicate]

There is a user Alice that logged in a lot of windows machine using your AD account. In every computer, the windows create the user's files like: c:\users\alice Now I want to complete remove this user ...
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Can you link your Microsoft account with OS (for app services, etc) but still remain signed into a local account?

If it matters, this is regarding Lenovo ThinkPad running Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (OS build 22635.3130). EDIT: Please refer to example screenshot below. I would like to know if I can sign-in — as to link ...
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On my Windows 11 laptop, I've found a local user account that is called "EmergencyAdmin". Is this safe?

I've noticed a local user account with administrator privileges called "EmergencyAdmin" on my laptop. Login data (via Belarc Advisor) indicates it is being accessed once per week. Web ...
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Need help creating local user accounts on 6 remote computers in a Windows workgroup

I am trying to create a simple script that prompts a local admin user to create a local user account on 6 remote computers in a Windows Workgroup. The script should prompt for the name of the user, ...
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New-ADUser -Manager from different domain

My Powershell script to create new users does not work when the "Manager" is located in a different domain. For example, I am creating a user in the domain contoso.com, but the manager is ...
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cannot set a variable within a wmic useraccount request

Folks, I'm trying to set some attributes for a large set of user accounts on a W10 system. To do so, I create a table of usernames with get-localgoupmember, which I parse with a foreach command. Let's ...
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Two Microsoft accounts with same email - how to delete the non-personal one? [duplicate]

When I enter my email address to log in to https://outlook.live.com, a dialog is shown that says: It looks like this email is used with more than one account from Microsoft. Which one do you want to ...
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How to change the user icon in taskbar from Chrome Browser?

I found a way to change user avatars by changing them in C:\Users \...\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Avatars: And they've changed in Chrome profile header: But haven't changed in taskbar: ...
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Windows 11 - How to stop "To see work results, please verify your account" in Start Menu [duplicate]

Having fully disconnected from a work account (or so I thought), I find this verification popup keeps happening. How do I actually fully disconnect from the account it wants to verify? I tried the ...
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Can't add new Microsoft account because dialog closes

I can't add a new Microsoft Account because the dialog closes... I tried everything here : Can't add new user in Windows 10 Settings because dialog closes but the problem is not solved. https://...
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Google account differs from other accounts

This is a weird issue and can't find any information online. When we log into the one account (right-side), and search for images - the images load with low quality and the "more like this" ...
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Error in C:/users/<username>

I have a users folder with name of "Kevin & Keith". I would like to rename it to just "Kevin". My issue is that whenever i try to ruin any programming command like npm install ...
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Remove an account from "Microsoft: Pick an account" screen

Somebody used my computer for a one-time sign in to a service which requires Microsoft Account. Now every time I want to sign in to the same service, I see that person account in "Microsoft: Pick ...
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Create admin user without permission to change password of other admin

We have two administrators who are responsible for maintaining a machine running Windows 10. Both administrators need to have the ability to install any software on the machine (including software ...
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Is there a trick to add an unix user with '@' inside its login on debian

On Debian, there is not a lot of limitations to add an unix user. Ie: the login may contain dots and uppercase letters. Is there a trick to add an unix user with an '@' inside its login ? I understand ...
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Can .profile file be deleted in a Linux system?

I recently added a user account in linux system. The system created a folder with the user name and also a file called .profile within the folder. My question is this. Can it be deleted and the user ...
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Windows 10/11 disable WiFi for Users group

I would like to disable WiFi access for all user accounts on a specific laptop. Is there a way to do it via the OS? I would like administrators to still be able to use WiFi while users can only use ...
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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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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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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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Sign in with password when only PIN set up (Windows 11)

I recently bought a new computer which came with Windows 11. During setup the following options were selected: PIN (Windows Hello) Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > Additional settings ...
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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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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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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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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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Why a unlocking a locked out local account on a Windows Server immediately gets locked out again?

There's a Windows Server 2022 with two administrator local users. This is not Active Directory topic. One of the admins got locked out. I go ahead and uncheck the locked out status in the Local ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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How can I activate Multiplayer on my kids account in Minecraft on Windows on a PC?

I'm having a "Family Group" in a microsoft account: My kid and me. She's trying to play Minecraft but it says: Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your Microsoft account settings. I've ...
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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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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 ...
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Creating an FTP server with user isolation

I created an FTP site with IIS but when I try to set up user isolation (user name physical directory), I am not able to connect anymore and the anonymous authentication doesn't work anymore. The ...
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Windows: My User is in the "Administrators" Group. What does change when I select "Run as Adminstrator" in the Start-Menu?

I don't know anything about Windows and try to understand the concepts about Permissions. Unfortunately, simply Googling doesn't help at all. Windows says that my user is a member of the "...
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Cannot use Windows local account to access share, username or password incorrect [duplicate]

I have a Windows 10 machine (22H2) which must share files in foreign local networks, let's call it the "server". I have created a shared folder and can perfectly access it from other Windows ...
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How can I create a user in Linux that has a home but cannot login?

I want to create a media user that should have a home folder created. This folder will have media (movies and what not). All users will be added to the media group so they have read access to media ...
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Does Event Viewer just allows you to view the logs of the user profile that is logged into the computer?

Does Event Viewer just allows you to view the logs of the user profile that is logged into the computer?
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Deleting the TrustedInstaller user?

I'd like to remove the TrustedInstaller authority from my windows 10 system. This is an interesting task, as it seems that TrustedInstaller is simultaneously a user, a service, and a permissions group ...
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