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Discussions tagged with account change cover issues like lost drives containing user accounts, renaming user folders after a previous owner, switching between Microsoft and local accounts, and unexplained changes to login pictures. Users also report high memory usage after switching accounts. Common themes include troubleshooting account migration, resolving errors during account type changes, and managing user profiles in Windows 7, 10, and 11.
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    E drive deleted and not found

    So my E drive had a lot of important things and all of a sudden it was deleted, it contained my account inside so I am now stuck in my Admin account. Is there any way to help me get my drive back? It is a hard drive. Please help me
    • khaledur123
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    • administrator deleted path drive drive not recognised file deletion remove
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 How to change User/Owner name

    I gave my sick brother a computer and a clean, new, unused copy of Windows 7 Home Premium a couple of years ago so we could communicate via email. He installed the OS and we communicated regularly. My brother recently passed away and I got the computer back. I cleaned out a lot of the...
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    Windows 10 Changing Windows 10 user accounts

    I have a new Acer Aspire E5-574 laptop that cam with Windows 10 pre-installed. I now have a single admin user account using MS Live. I now wish to change this account to a local account but I find that this is impossible. I have found on the internet simple instructions as how this can be...
    • djchapple
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    • acer privacy settings troubleshooting user guide windows 10 windows live windows settings
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 switch from local to microsoft account

    when I follow the onscreen directions to do this I get to the last step and get this, were sorry something went wrong,your account wasn't changed to this Microsoft account.code:0xd0000225 any ideas?
    • brihy1
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    • error installation issues onscreen directions troubleshooting windows issues
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Logon Picture Changed On Its Own

    Hi everyone.. I'm fairly technical and was a network and tech Director for a few years so have some familiarity with prior Windows versions but Win 7 is a bit new to me. I went to login today, and my login picture had been changed. Looking in Windows Event Viewer under Security, I can see it...
    • mischik
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    • event viewer firewall logon logs mcafee microsoft network picture change security settings system information system utilities tech support technical issues vnc windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 high memory usage on idle xc

    my computer uses 29 percent on idle my phsical memory is at i have a 32 bit system 3GB RAM and 5 GB page file but why is the usage so high and it climb to 35 percent if i have it on for a couple of hours but it used to stay at 17 percent on idle i use cleanmem they all start when i changed my...
    • tzfrantic
    • Thread
    • 32-bit 3gb ram cleanmem high usage idle memory usage optimization page file performance issues
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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