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Windows 11 emphasizes security with features such as password-protected accounts. While these are essential for keeping data safe, there are situations where you might prefer the convenience of a password-free login, especially on a personal or non-critical device. This guide walks you through...

Hello, Until yesterday I had passwords saved for three users on a certain site. Today when I enter this site the password are not transported to the respective place in the login. I went to see and the passwords are saved in the edge. I cleaned it up, in the perspective that when I re-enter the...

In recent discussions within the Windows community, a common frustration has surfaced regarding the Run as different user option not appearing in Windows 11 context menus. This essential feature allows users to launch applications with alternate user credentials without needing to log in and out...

So what i have observed that if i add a key and add a font path as value when windows is restarted or user logout and login then those font path are registered for usage and i am able to use those fonts. That too happen very fast. When i tried to find any official documentation around this. I...

Outlook and a browser will show the same emails unless altered. I had an issue at work where emails were sent using Outlook with our network accounts. One person tried to delete a comment they made that might get them fired. My browser shows that they deleted the reply. My .pst file still shows...

Hi, A few years ago, I put a Windows Hello 4 digit PIN code to access my PC, using my school's email adress. Today I remember the 4 digit code but I would like to change it, and I don't have acces to my school's email adress. When I go to windows hello pin code it says "Sorry, this PIN isn't...

Hello, I have decided to close my Microsoft account as its no longer needed. What i didn't do was unlink the device ( laptop ) from the Microsoft account. My laptop is signed out of the Microsoft account , meaning it's now as a local account and has a new user name and password. So does...

Hello all! The backgrounf to my problem is as follows: I had some problems with my windows 10, and wanted to dual boot windows with Ubuntu. Thus I thought that I was gone move all of my files to an external HDD, then factory reset my computer, and then proceed with the dual boot setup...

Hello to anyone reading this. Thanks for your interest. I'm trying to help the aunt of a friend of mine. She doesn't remember her account password (I know) and would like to get back into her account. There's a lot of back story to this that I won't bore you with. The computer is a desktop Asus...

I turned off my computer, a Dell OptiPlex 7060, as I do every day and when I came back to it the next day it started with what looked like it was reinstalling windows. When it finally opened it had a completely different opening screen and the desktop had my icons but not my screen. I googles...

The scenario: 40 users, 3 workstations, 1 NAS fileshare. These workstations move on quite often and we replace them with other donated systems. We have a batch file that adds all user accounts to each machine. I would like these machines to map drives upon user account login. I understand I...

Hello all. I must point out that I'm ot a windows IT pro. I'm just a home user who bought a windows server licence (server 2019 Essentials) for a movie/file server. After probably 2 or 3 updates ago everthing was working just fine, but now when i hit the " settings" button on the left>and go...

there have been people i know why bypass the microsoft acct setup on a new computer because they dont' want to be shackled by it. if i create a local account and switch to it am i effectively free of the miscrosoft acct in the same way that my friends bypass it totally thx

Is the any possible way available to import the emails files from MBOX file to Gmail account in bulk? I have a lot of MBOX files that I want to import into Gmail account. But I want to keep all MBOX files safe and secure. How can I transfer MBOX emails to Gmail account safely and easily?

On my Windows 10 desktop server I have been running auto startup (no password needed). Suddenly today startup is asking for a password on startup. It is showing two identical userid, one of which uses the normal password and the other is a new one. Investigation said to use netplwiz to...

Good morning all. I am desperately seeking help with this annoying problem. My Windows 10 Acer V5 laptop has until last week booted into my account without requesting a password or pin - great. But a few days ago I was prompted to download and install Windows Upates and this is when everyting...

Sometimes the Forgotten Password Wizard will not open from the link in Control Panel/User Accounts/Create a Password Reset Disk or through Windows Search. Sometimes it will open in the background and is visible using Win+Tab. But you cannot bring it to the desktop. If this happens, close it with...

Good morning. I would appreciate help/advice with the following. I have recently bought a new laptop with Windows 11 and set it up correctly or so I believe. My old laptop is using Windows 10 and when I start it I am usually asked for my BIOS password. However, since setting up my new laptop...

Hi. Question: How to disable tablet mode. Problem: reaccuring changes from desktop to a tablet mode. How to disable tablet mode in a permanently way? This very machine keeps change this with a couple of months reaccuring. Perhaps there is a powershell script or something that could be run...

Hi, I have 2 users on Windows 10, one with password, second one with no password. Windows is login me automatically to user without password. I would like to see login screen on each laptop startup, I saw some tutorials but there is like 20 steps to do it, is there any SIMPLE way to do it? I...