Fix: Lost Administrator Rights in Windows 10/8.1

Since the last month, I have came around many users who have lost administrator rights on their Windows PCs and thus they were not able to manipulate their system or make changes to it. One common thing I found regarding […]

How to change User Account Name in Windows 10/8

Changing a user account name in Windows 7 wasn’t a big deal, and most users were able to do it easily. In Windows 7 you could use the Change your account name setting on the left side of the User […]

Fix: User Accounts missing after upgrading to Windows 8.1

Since Windows 8.1 is available on Windows Store, most of you using Windows 8 may have upgraded your system. If you have gone in for a clean install, you may find that you normally do not face any issues. This is […]

Create desktop shortcut to Switch User Accounts in Windows 10/8/7

If you need to switch User Accounts frequently in Windows, you can create a desktop shortcut for it. This post will show you how to do it using the built-in Session Disconnection Utility or tsdiscon.exe. Normally to switch users, you […]

Advantages of creating separate Accounts on a Windows PC

There may be multiple users for a single Windows 8/10 PC in a family. Moreover, they may belong to different age groups. So, setting up separate accounts may help you in the long run. For instance, if there are kids, […]

Activate Windows Super Administrator Account

Activate built-in hidden super Administrator Account in Windows 10/8/7/Vista

In Windows XP and the earlier Windows versions, there was only one Administrator account, and most single users used it as their main account. But Windows Vista and later, i.e. Windows 10 and Windows 8/7, have another built-in Administrator account, what may […]

Setting The Account Picture Failed. Please Try Again error in Windows 8/10

We all love to set up our pictures for the User accounts in our own ways. Setting a picture for a User Account gives us the personalized feel, thus enhancing our experience while using Windows. But today, I came around […]

Fix : This user wasn’t added to this PC. Code: 0xd0000225

We know that we can easily add a new user to Windows 8 PC using the PC Settings page. The other way to add a new user to Windows 8 PC is to use ‘netplwiz‘ command and add new user […]

Fix: Other Users Not Displaying On Windows 10/8 Logon Screen

Due to multi-user functionality, we can create a number of user accounts in Windows 10/8. In fact, I have seen cases, where if users face any issue on the system, they first try to check whether the issue is experienced after […]

Change User Account Control settings in Windows 10/8

Microsoft has made the implementation of the User Account Control settings much friendlier on Windows 8/10. After getting feedback that in Windows Vista, that the User Account Control or UAC prompt would often irritate users, due to its frequent appearance, Microsoft […]

Configuring Windows 7 Limited User Account

This guide from Microsoft explains how to set up your Administrator accounts through User Account Control. User Account Control allows access to administrative rights, based on three account types: the built-in Administrator account; an account with administrative rights; and a […]

How to re-locate Windows Users profile directory in Windows 10/8/7

Profile Relocator is a step-based application that allows the re-locating of the Windows User profile directory. If your User Profile is corrupted, you may want to consider this tool. Re-locate Windows Users profile directory Once re-located, any created profiles will […]

Turn off Windows login screen and log on automatically in Windows 10/8/7

When you start Windows 10/8/7, you are asked to enter your password to be able to log in. This is to protect your Windows PC from unauthorized access. But if you are the only person to use the PC and […]

Change Display Language for new user accounts in Windows 7/8/10

Windows 7/8/10 can let you set different display language settings for different user accounts. When you choose regional and language settings for your computer, such as your default input language or keyboard layout, you can apply those settings to special […]

How to link online IDs with User Account in Windows 7

Microsoft has released a new version of Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant, which adds Windows Live ID online provider for Windows 7. This enables linking of a Windows 7 User Account to a Windows Live ID. Link online IDs with […]

The Guest Mode feature in Windows 7.

The Guest Mode is a new feature in Windows 7. It is primarily aimed at shared PCs that need to be returned to their original state after being used by another.

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