domain account

About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'domain account' on WindowsForum.com cover issues related to domain user accounts in Windows environments. Topics include logon/logoff behavior caused by the print spooler service using a domain account, compatibility problems with user accounts ending in a dollar sign, and credential roaming for certificates and private keys via Active Directory. Other threads address slow workstation unlock times, automatic email checking in Windows Live Mail, and displaying domain and local accounts on the logon screen. Troubleshooting scenarios involve Ctrl+Alt+Del not responding but allowing switch user, and the risks of using a Windows XP domain account on a Windows 7 PC. These posts focus on domain account management, authentication, and related troubleshooting in Windows.

  1. Windows 10 Windows continues logon and logoff on Windows print-server.

    On a Windows 10 Pro system, a printer is added that is connected to a Windows 2012 R2 server. Both Windows system are member of the same Domain. When, on the Windows 10 Pro system, the Service "(Print) Spooler" is Running, +/- every 30 sec a successfull logon and logoff is performed from the...
    • eager2learn
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    • log off logon network printer print job print server print spooler service issues windows 10 windows server 2012 r2
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Using a Windows XP account in Windows 7

    Hi, I work in a environment where we are migrating from Windows xp to windows7. This is a very slow proces, due to the great number of legacy apps there are in the different divisions of the environment. Therefore we migrate per division. There are a number of users that need both a windows...
    • eddywally
    • Thread
    • administration documentation legacy applications migration technical issues testing environment windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  3. Roaming User Names and Password using Credential Roaming

    Credential Roaming allows organizations to use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to roam a user’s certificates and private keys to any machine the user logs onto with their domain account. For more information about this feature visit... Link Removed
    • News
    • Thread
    • active directory authentication certificate credential roaming password private key roaming security username
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)

  4. Compatibility with user accounts ending with the dollar sign ($)

    Starting in Windows 7/2008R2, there are potential compatibility issues with using domain user accounts ending with the dollar sign ($). Managed service accounts are identified by ending in a dollar sign ($) and there can be confusion on a system when... Link Removed
    • News
    • Thread
    • compatibility issues managed services system confusion windows 2008 r2 windows 7 windows server
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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    Windows 7 It's taking too long to do an "Unlock Wokstation"

    Hi all, I have a brand new laptop with windows 7 in 32 bits. This is a corporate laptop, so I have 2 other collegues with equal laptops (and equal operating systems) who don't have my problem. Here's the steps I'm taking: 1- When I'm working, sometimes I want to go somewhere, so I press Ctrl...
    • almeidag
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    • business laptops delay lock screen password issues troubleshooting unlock windows 7 workstation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows Live Mail automatically checks for email when set not to do that

    My installation of Windows Live Mail automatically checks for and retrieves email even though I have set it NOT to do that. In Tools - Options - General I unchecked "Send and receive messages at startup" and "Check for new messages every [time is grayed out]" Yet the program still...
    • mycranium
    • Thread
    • 2009 version automatic check configuration email email configuration email retrieval general options hotmail isp options reboot software bugs support troubleshooting user experience windows 7 windows live mail
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 How To Display Domain and Local Logon Accounts on Logon Screen

    I have been testing Windows 7 on a work laptop within our company domain. I have run into something that seems to be a regression in productivity. For the Windows XP logon screen, the user is prompted with a drop-down listbox for selection of the Domain or Local PC. For Windows 7/Vista, the...
    • brianafischer
    • Thread
    • configuration productivity settings windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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    Windows 7 Cannot Logon - Ctrl+Alt+Del not responding but can switch user

    After my laptop locked at 5 min screen saver, I tried to login, but Ctrl+Alt+Del is not responding to my keyboard. I tried plugging in the USB cable to a different port, but still no response. The strange thing is that if I hit the "Switch User" button, I am prompted to hit ctrl+Alt+Del again...
    • jcoltrin
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    • bugs ctrl alt del keyboard laptop logon screensaver shutdown user switching
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Freeze - Reboot - Profile damaged? Any program settings lost?

    hi, today my windows vista freezed. i was running an instance of Sql Server Management studio, Firefox, Procmon and Seamonkey i think. Vista was not responding for about 10 minutes so i pressed the button on my pc to turn my computer off. after i switched it on again and logged into my account...
    • toebens2
    • Thread
    • bookmarks configuration credentials firefox freezes icon size notepad++ procmon reboot registry repair seamonkey settings sql server troubleshooting visual studio windows vista
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support