At work I have a Windows 7 Pro that my account on it logs into our domain server. At home, my Windows 7 Home Premium can RDP into that machine just fine using my regular username "Steve" (i.e. not OURDOMAIN.Steve. However, my new home machine is 8.1 (not pro either), when I connect as "Steve" a new temporary profile is created and none of "my" stuff is accessible. How can I get my 8.1 to RDP into my office computer to get my correct account?
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You need to specify the domain. IE: ourDomain\Steve as the user name. If the Steve account you want to use is a local account on the Windows 7 work machine (not a domain account) then you'd use theMachinesName\Steve.
If you want a bit more info, here's a related StackOverflow question that discusses a couple alternative ways to do it:
Any difference between DOMAIN\username and [email protected]?
If you ARE successfully logging into the computer using the account you want, and you're having a temporary profile created, then that sounds like your user profile is corrupted on the work machine
answered Feb 20, 2015 at 22:21
ourDomain\Steveas the user name. If the Steve account you want to use is a local account on the Window 7 work machine then you'd usetheMachinesName\SteveIf you ARE successfully logging into the computer using the account you want, and you're having a temporary profile created, then that sounds like your user profile is corrupted o the work machine, have you confirmed it's not? Can you log into that machine locally as the user you're attempting to log in with from home?