user management

  1. Windows 10 Account is admin but not full admin?

    I am really stumped on this one. I have a Windows 10 PC with 3 user accounts all of which are admins. One of the admin accounts is the user 500 the one windows makes during install. Everywhere in the operating system command prompt, settings, Computer Management, netplwiz and so forth the user...
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    Windows 10 Deny permissions for specific users

    I'm trying to deny permissions for a file for a specific user. The system we use is that each user has a folder structure on their C drive and they are all synced using Sugarsync. If changes are made on any PC they are propagated to the other PCs. I have the computer name of the one I want to...
  3. Windows 10 Help removing a single user account connecting externally

    I have a laptop which has only 1 user account - I can't remember the password to log on and after doing all windows 10 options to recover password and gain access it hasn't worked. I want to remove that user account and be able to log on to the laptop without having to reinstall windows fully as...
  4. Change AD password using Office 365 Cloud?

    Is it possible to change a user's AD password using Office 365 Cloud (office.com)? I'm working on a laptop for a remote user, and I don't want to call him to ask what his current Windows login is.
  5. Windows 10 User Account appeared in the night

    Yesterday morning I turned on my laptop and discovered a new user account had appeared during the night. We searched, removed it, ran ESET, deleted Edge since the user seemed to be associated with it. My webcam is turned off, disabled, all features are disabled, microphone off, piece of...
  6. User AD and limited priviliges

    Hello, In an infrastructure I have two domain controllers Windows 2016 and other servers used for example for business accounting, rather than for the document storage or human resources or various services such backup, antivirus, etc. I would to know if it is possible to create an AD user...
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    Windows 10 Windows User profile migration - browser credentials- and favorites?

    Moving a users documents etc. from an old PC to a new one is quite simple but my tecs all tend to do this differently and the results are mediocre.. https://snaptube.cam/ https://9apps.cam/ How do you get about easily migrating everything including browser favorites and credentials from...
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    Windows 10 Windows User profile migration - browser credentials- and favorites

    Moving a users documents etc. from an old PC to a new one is quite simple but my tecs all tend to do this differently and the results are mediocre.. How do you get about easily migrating everything including browser favorites and credentials from mainly Edge, Chromium Edge, Chrome and Firefox...
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    Windows 10 Is possible to change path of USER?

    Hi! I managed few accounts on my fresh Windows 10.1909 install with not correctly entered account names. I want to change them - it is possible in case of name, but is possible to change also path to user folder and its content? Example: Incorrectly is created account C:\users\miiro Needs fix...
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    Windows 7 How to list all shares? How to cmdline remove GRANT for everyone ?

    To create a folder share and grant full permissions to user karl I can write on cmdline: net share "myshare123"="D:\tool" /GRANT:karl,FULL ok, it works. But what about the other way: Is there a way to generate all the full "net share" commands for ALL currently existing folder shares? I...
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    Automatically revoke permissions?

    Hi all, Is there a tool available that can schedule the revoking of file share access permissions? Example: Two members need read access to the Sales folder for one week. We get approval and add them to the required security group, but are too busy to remember dozens of these each week. I know...
  12. Windows 10 Allowing a user to create their own account

    My users desk-hop and so every time I get a new user I have to log into Windows 10 and create an account on each machine. I understand that Windows Users can be created using their Microsoft accounts, but I still have to set them up first. So, is there a way that a user can login with their...
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    Windows 10 Aministrator Deleted

    I have a friend who doesn't really know how to use computers. During setup he bound his account to the machine and can't switch accounts. He also managed to take Administrator away from his account. I triend using command prompt from repair mode to created an admin account, but he can not sign...
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    Windows 10 Admin and standard account

    Apparently when setup is complete, the user is the administrator. It's been so long since I set up a new system I don't remember how it played out. Should I set up a standard account or is win10 so protected (which I have heard) that I can just have one user account, admin? Thanks.
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    Number of copies issue in Print log from Microsoft Word

    Dear Friends We are facing a problem with prints sending through Microsoft Word via Print Server (based on Windows Server 2016). Despite sending multiple copies of the documents, by increasing number of copies on print dialog, the print log's event 805 records only one copy of the print. The...
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    How can I end disconnected sessions for non-admin users on Server 2016?

    I am using remote access to Server 2016 on a Virtual Private Server and wish to configure a user account Test to terminate after 1 hour of being disconnected. From the server Admin account I have accessed Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups-> Users -> Test and in the Sessions tab of...
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    Windows 7 Im stuck im not very technical im a new user i locked my self in as admin but not sure email i used

    Can any body tell me wot i do next im trying get myself back as main user only me uses it iv add bfor helpmgs 2221.=?unsure now its helpmsg 3506. =?wots that mean it says Message# Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How to Restrict a Windows Service Account to Reading/Writing from a Specific Folder

    Hi, New here but not new to Windows. I have a software requirement that I am surprised I can't seem to find an answer for. I have written a Windows Service. I have created an installer for this service. This installer (when run as Administrator) creates a new user, provides the user with...
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    Windows 10 Two Windows log on accounts

    It appears I have two Windows 10 log on accounts. However, I don't know the password for one of them. When I restart the computer the log on for the account that I don't have the password for is the default. I have to switch to the other account to log in. Apparently the Accounts window in...
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    Help me secure my Windows Server 2016.

    Hi, I have a Windows Server 2016 running and I need some help to secure it. I run this things on the server: Plex media server Transmission Downloader Running VM's trough Hyper-V (manage from the client) SMB Share inside the LAN (offline files) I'll add this to the server in the future...