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full name
About this tag
The tag 'full name' on WindowsForum.com covers issues related to the full name field of user accounts in Windows. Discussions include how the full name of a local account, set via the net user command, can be lost when switching between a Microsoft account and a local account. Another topic involves Remote Desktop Connection failures caused by changing the full name of a user account in Control Panel, which can prevent credential acceptance. These threads highlight the importance of the full name setting for account management and remote access in Windows environments.
Hi
Using Windows 8 Enterprise 64 bit, I have noticed that the full name of a local account (set with the net users "<username>" /fullname:"<full name>" command) is deleted whenever I switch from a Microsoft account to the local account associated with it.
So, how do I have to prevent this...
When I'm away from my home office, I like to use Remote Desktop Connection to log on to 3 of my home computers. I have done this before without problems, but this time I found that I could connect but the remote computer would not accept my login even though I was using a user name and password...
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