user account

Before you read, I am very sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. I didn't know what section to use. I am also very sorry if this is too long. So the other day I went to go and develop an application. So I turn on my computer, and my headphones aren't connecting. I hit the restart button...

Hi, I have Windows 10 weekly automatic backup on to a USB stick and after each event I get the following notification: Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\defaultuser0\Contacts. ErrorSTATUS_WAIT_2 (0x80070002)) Backup encountered a problem while backing up file...

Specifics: I use a Dell core i3 laptop (10 months old). The operating system is windows 8.1. There are two users: myself being primary (admin), and my daughter being secondary. I switch the laptop on, then enter the password, what the laptop refuses to accept. Though, my daughter (as secondary...

I have two User Accounts. How can I make one of them the default for logging into Windows when I boot?

Did you know with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can now easily reset your pin or password, right from your device’s lock screen? Here’s how to get started: On your PC’s lock screen, click I forgot my password and sign in with your MSA account. From there, you’ll be asked to prove...

Hi, Can anyone please help me on this :- I had mistakenly added a encryption to my one of the folder in D drive in Windows 7 and then had my Windows formatted and installed fresh again. The user from whom the encryption was initiated, is no deleted (as windows is formatted). Now when I access...

I want to change my name in my windows user account. However, when I change the name in account settings, it does not update it on the pc. I have tried countless reboots and re-logins but without success. The name appears updated in the account settings though. What could be the problem...

Is there a Microsoft Account associated with my Windows 10 computer and if so how to I change the address to something else? Microsoft has a bad habit of claiming my account is being used by others and blocks me from the account. For example this message keeps appearing: You need to fix your...

I have a user account password on my Windows 10 machine at home and am wondering whether this actually increases security against remote attackers or if it's solely for protecting against local attacks.

I'm trying to use netplwiz to either change or eliminate my login password, but in order to do that I need the original password, which I've lost. Can any of you recommend a good password retrieval program that you trust? Thanks in advance. Toshiba laptop, Windows 10 Home, anniv. update.

I have a PC, that has a User name (names changed for security) ...User name ABCD. Groing to the Dir C:\Users I can plainly see a directory ABDCZ (again fake username for security) Other dir under d:\users are the usual that include ABDCZ and the below: All users Default Default user degault...

Toshiba laptop, Widows 10 home anniversary. When I first turn on my computer, I need to log into that screen. Then, there's a 2nd screen that I need to log on to. My old laptop, running XP, needed only to log on to the first screen. Is there something I can do to eliminate one of these screens...

I talked my sister- in-law to purchasing a new DELL with Windows 10.. She had it set up to open after she put in her 4 digit code. Yesterday after a several hour pause in using the computer her code wouldn't work. She had to put in her Microsoft password to open Windows 10. What happened?.

I've tried denying write permission in the Security tab, to the relevant user account, but still I am able to delete the file from that account. Any solutions?

Hi Expert, Good day. I have a user using windows 7 which after she enter user and password, it will load for more then 20 seconds and follow by a pink colour screen which appear 1 sec and gone, thing I have done to this pc is adding a local admin account and install remote software logmein...

I have 2 accounts on my laptop. Earlier today I received a malware message saying my account had been compromised. I ran Norton Full Scan and Eraser no issues found. When logged in under the non-Admin account and prompted to supply the admin user password this is accepted - however when try...

Situation: Secondary HDD contains previous installation's Windows folder which my current Win10 account cannot delete even as admin. Solution: I'm assuming that I'd need to first take ownership then change the permissions to give full control. However this is an old hard drive, and since my...

I have a user with a Dell desktop running Windows 7 Pro with a wired USB keyboard / mouse She reported to me yesterday that she was getting an invalid username / password when logging on. After some basic trouble shooting it was time for us both to go home. Next morning I received an email...

I cannot sign into my Windows 10 account because it will not take my password, you cannot sign in by using the account reset method. I can make another account but I need to see the files under my original account. How can you change the password?

I always have a folder named 'Temp' at my desktop to keep files temporarily, which later I organise and shift at permanent places. Since yesterday, I have noticed that its get deleted(like vanished!) automatically without my knowledge. It once got deleted, and I tried to recover the data through...