If a problem with a user account is in the local directory instead of the user account's settings, then rebuilding the account may be the easiest fix. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...

Windows 8 allows multiple users to share the same computer using different accounts. This allows each user to have their own location where they can store personal information such as documents, ...

You might have observed that during Windows 11 or Windows 10 installation setup, when you complete the installation, Windows creates two additional user accounts that ...

Windows 11 has a new preview build It cracks down on workarounds to install the OS with a local account This is a continued campaign to force people to use a Microsoft account, and Microsoft argues it ...

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Students may create an authorized user account for family members (or anyone else) that they would like to give access to their billing information. This also allows SFS and the Office of Scholarships ...

User profile folders on Windows 10 or 11 are important directories that store personal files, app settings, and system configuration of each created account. It is located in the system drive ...

Mac OS X uses user ID numbers -- not alphanumeric usernames -- to define user permissions. As such, it is a bad idea (from a security standpoint) to assign the same user ID to two different users, ...

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account creation. The company states this ensures devices are fully configured and ...