user accounts

  1. J

    Windows 10 Windows 10 Start Button Dead

    I have read lots of people are having this problem, have tried everything I've found, nothing fixes this issue for me. I did the free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. As with many other people, the start button, Cortana, Edge, store, calculator - doesn't work and has not worked at...
  2. Windows 10 Set password to not expire?

    Hi My friend, wants to set his password to not expire in Windows 10. I tried to lead him through it via the "netplwiz" to advanced settings, Users, User Name, Properties, to checking the box that says password never expires. But when he gets to this page he says that the page has a big "Not...
  3. G

    Windows 7 Something broke overnight! please help!!

    Hey Guys! So when I went to bed last night my pc was functioning perfectly, with no issues what so ever. When I turned it on today it was the opposite. Something has obviously been corrupted or changed by malware. I have a feeling the issue could be service related but was hoping someone here...
  4. T

    Windows 7 setting permissions in windows 7 home

    Hello all, First off I'd like to thank anyone who helps me with this in advance. I recently built a dedicated server system for my home to serve movie files, music, pics, things of that nature and we have a few kids in the household who like to click without thinking and delete things and I'm...
  5. R

    Windows 10 Change Active Directory without changing user profile

    Till now I keept many pc with the same Active directory username. Now I need to give any user it's proper profile... But I would keep all the pc local profile, like email, desktop configuration etc.. I ve been trying an googling without answer. Any help? Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando...
  6. Windows 10 How do I re-enable another account on Win10?

    My elderly dad's machine got updated from Win7 to Win10 without me anticipating it, and it brought a raft of issues that I'm having to deal with, but I'm just going to focus on one of them for this thread: I had TWO user accounts set up on the machine under Win7, the one that was originally...
  7. C

    Windows Vista How to change user name

    When I go to Control Panel and click on User Accounts there is a user named CAG, but when I go to drive C and click on Users CAG does not appear. However there is an account named Owner that appears to contain all of CAG's sub-accounts. Therefore, I tried to rename the Owner account to CAG but...
  8. New advertising and campaign tracking capabilities for Windows Store apps

    Microsoft is releasing two new Dev Center features to simplify and streamline management of ads-in-apps as well as releasing the campaign tracking feature that we announced earlier: pubCenter integration with Dev Center, to manage everything related to your apps in one place Link Removed in...
  9. MS15-093 - Critical: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3088903) - Version: 1.0

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (August 18, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker...
  10. D

    Windows 10 Just installed, but my start button and search bar do not work

    what do i do?? I have two user accounts on my computer and the other users start menu works just fine. Mine however (the administrator account) does not work / respond at all. When i click the start button i see a little blue loading wheel appear for a split second and then nothing happens and...
  11. D

    Help to recover passwords to accounts in Outlook 2010

    The disk C was formatted. By means of R-Studio pulled out from it the ntuser.dat and Outlook.pst files. Through regedit I exported from ntuser.dat all branch [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem] to the .reg the file. I placed in the...
  12. E

    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 applications have issues with internet

    Today I was trying to install Steam onto my Windows 8.1 machine (wired connection to internet), and it got stuck attempting to connect to the Steam servers. I also recently was attempting to upgrade an Apple device, and iTunes also got stuck attempting to their servers. I have tried restarting...
  13. Z

    Windows 8 User Profile Service failed the log on >>>>> New user account not found in registry

    Hello For some reason, I recieved the message of "User Profile Service failed the logon" after trying to log onto my account. Now my computer has both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, and whenever I tried to log into both accounts, I got that error. So I then made new account on both operating...
  14. R

    Windows 7 Windows magic - I have no idea what else call this

    I am logged in as Bill (an admin user). I tried to create a new txt doc in an install folder far down under Program Files (x86). My only rt clk option is new folder. I opened another txt file in that folder with Ultraedit (my default editor) and saved it as NOTES.txt in that folder. Now I can...
  15. Windows 7 Browsers don't store Cookies/Passwords etc.

    Hey guys, new member here in need of some serious help! So, I ended up deleting my other account and creating a new one with the same name on my computer. Any browser I'm using, when I choose to save a password for the website, it doesn't save! If I choose "Remember me", it doesn't. I originally...
  16. S

    Windows Vista Windows Vista Registry PC Username + Hostname

    Could anyone please help me find the registry key locations for the PC username, and the PC hostname on Windows Vista? I could NOT find anything on Vista. Thanks so much in advance.
  17. Windows 7 Permission/ownership problem

    I have a desktop system that had WinXP on it. I bought a copy of Win7, put the install CD in the drive, and booted. After waiting a long time(*), it finally booted and offered me a choice: Upgrade Complete install I'd swear I chose fresh install, but when it finished installing all my user...
  18. Migrating from 2008 R2 to 2012 with Domain name change

    Hi, I'm doing a migration from a 2008 R2 domain called "company,com" to a 2012 domain called "ad,company,com". My question is, which would be the easiest way to migrate all user accounts from one to the other? Is there a built-in tool or do I go third party? I already have the new servers set...
  19. Windows 8 Guest Mode Problem

    So, Hi :) Few days ago my friend came and wanted to remove the password to the windows login screen, suddenly the computer became to "GUEST MODE" on the User Accounts in Control Panel, and I can't do anything, Installing Programms , Delete Programms , Or just to enter to simple settings, I tried...
  20. Windows 7 login issues

    I lost power during a printer software install and had to use startup repair to get back to normal. Although I was using the Admin password (no other accounts present) windows would create a temp user for each login. I was not able to use my desktop. Using Windows explorer, I could see and open...