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Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 11

Accounts Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to rename a user profile folder for any account (local account or Microsoft account) in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When adding a new user account in Windows, a profile for the account is automatically created when the user signs in to the new account for the first time. A user profile is a collection of settings that make the computer look and work the way you want it to for a user account. It is stored in the account's C:\Users\<user name> profile folder, and contains the account's settings for desktop backgrounds, screen savers, pointer preferences, sound settings, and other features. User profiles ensure that your personal preferences are used whenever you sign in to Windows. A user's profile folder...
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Enable or Disable Microsoft Accounts in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Microsoft Accounts in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to add and/or sign in to the PC with Microsoft accounts in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can set the Accounts: Block Microsoft accounts security policy to: Users can’t add Microsoft accounts = Users will not be able to add new Microsoft accounts on the computer, switch a local account to a Microsoft account, or connect a domain account to a Microsoft account. Users will still be able to sign in to Windows with existing Microsoft accounts. Users can’t add or log on with Microsoft accounts = In addition to the above, users will not be able to sign in to Windows with existing Microsoft accounts. Users will only be able to sign in to Windows with a local account...
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Add or Remove Run as administrator Context Menu in Windows 11

Accounts Add or Remove Run as administrator Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as administrator context menu item for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows runs desktops apps and application files (ex: .bat, .cmd, .exe, and .msc file types) in user mode by default without elevated administrator rights unless it prompts you with UAC to run elevated (highest privileges). When you use Run as administrator on a desktop app or application file, you are allowing it to run with full administrator access to everything on the computer. This means you are giving it special permissions to access restricted parts of the computer that would otherwise be off-limits. This could be a potential security risk if not a trusted app or application file, but sometimes...
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Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 11

Accounts Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add Take Ownership to the context menu of all files, folders, and drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a file, folder (and all contents), or drive (and all contents) by changing the owner to the current user and grant the Owner_Rights SID (for current owner) full access permission. When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive, click/tap on Show more options, and click/tap on Take Ownership, you will be prompted by UAC for approval first. If a user is signed in as an administrator, then the user would just click/tap on Yes to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be...
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Change User Account Name in Windows 11

Accounts Change User Account Name in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the name of a local account or Microsoft account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Having different accounts on a shared PC lets multiple people use the same device, all while giving everyone their own sign-in info, plus access to their own files, browser favorites, and desktop settings. You can add a local user account (an offline account) or Microsoft account for a user to sign in to the PC with. The user name of an account is used to identify the account in Windows. The full name of an account is the display name used in Windows. The account's display name will show on locations like the Sign-in screen, Start Menu, and Settings. When you create a Microsoft account, you specify a changeable...
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Enable or Disable Administrator Protection for Admin Approval Mode in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Administrator Protection for Admin Approval Mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Administrator Protection for admin approval mode elevations in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.7961 (Beta 25H2) and build 26300.7965 (Dev 25H2), Administrator protection is being gradually re-enabled and aims to protect free floating admin rights for administrator users, allowing them to still perform all admin functions with just-in-time admin privileges. This feature is OFF by default and can be enabled via OMA-URI in Intune or via group policy. Starting with Windows 11 build 26220.8138 (Beta 25H2), build 26300.8142 (Dev 25H2), and build 2812.2242 (Experimental 26H1), after resuming the rollout of Administrator Protection as enabled by IT admins, we are also now...
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Enable or Disable Passwordless Sign-in for Microsoft Accounts in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Passwordless Sign-in for Microsoft Accounts in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts for passwordless sign-in on your Windows 11 device. You can keep your device even more secure by removing passwords when signing in to Windows 11 with Microsoft accounts on your device. All the places on your device where you use your Microsoft account and password (even your apps and browsers) will automatically switch to modern multifactor authentication with Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint, or PIN. References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-go-passwordless-with-your-microsoft-account-674ce301-3574-4387-a93d-916751764c43...
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Add Run as administrator to Context Menu of MSI Files in Windows 11

Accounts Add Run as administrator to Context Menu of MSI Files in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as administrator context menu item for .msi files for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows runs desktops apps and application files (ex: .bat, .cmd, .exe, and .msc file types) in user mode by default without elevated administrator rights unless it prompts you with UAC to run elevated (highest privileges). When you use Run as administrator on a desktop app or application file, you are allowing it to run with full administrator access to everything on the computer. This means you are giving it special permissions to access restricted parts of the computer that would otherwise be off-limits. This could be a potential security risk if not a trusted app or application...
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Change Account Lockout Threshold in Windows 11

Accounts Change Account Lockout Threshold in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the Account lockout threshold to lock out a local account after a specified number of failed sign-in attempts to Windows 11 or Windows 10. Someone who attempts to use more than a few unsuccessful passwords while trying to log on to your system might be a malicious user who is attempting to determine an account password by trial and error. Windows domain controllers keep track of logon attempts, and domain controllers can be configured to respond to this type of potential attack by disabling the account for a preset period of time. Account Lockout Policy settings control the threshold for this response and the actions to be taken after the threshold is reached. The Account lockout threshold...
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Send Message to User in Windows 11

Accounts Send Message to User in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to send a message to a user on the same Windows 11 PC. If a user is still currently signed in to Windows 11, then you can send them a message if wanted. The message will appear as a pop-up the next time the user signs back in. You must be signed in as an administrator to send a message to another user. EXAMPLE: Message sent to user Here's How: 1 Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc). 2 Click/tap on the Users tab in Task Manager. (see screenshot below step 3) 3 Right click on the signed in user (ex: "Brink2") you want, and click/tap on Send message. (see screenshot below) 4 Type a message you want to send, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below) 5 You can now close Task Manager if you...
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Allow or Prevent User to Change Password in Windows 11

Accounts Allow or Prevent User to Change Password in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to allow or prevent a user from being able to change their password in Windows 10 and Windows 11. You can apply this to local accounts and Microsoft accounts on the PC, but Microsoft accounts will still be able to change their password online at Microsoft. You will only be able to prevent changing the password for standard user accounts and not for administrator accounts. A workaround to this is to change the administrator account to a standard user, prevent this account from changing their password, and change the account back to an administrator if wanted. You must be signed in as an administrator to allow or prevent users from changing their password on the PC. Option One: Allow or Prevent User...
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Turn On or Off Automatically Restart Apps when Sign back in Windows 11

Accounts Turn On or Off Automatically Restart Apps when Sign back in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off automatically restart apps when you sign back in for your account in Windows 11. You can have Windows automatically save your open restartable apps when you sign out, restart the computer, or shut down the computer and restart them when you sign back in. Starting with Windows 11 25H2, when “Restore previous folder windows at logon” is enabled in File Explorer, Windows will also now restore all the extra tabs which you previously had open in each File Explorer window. As part of this work, Microsoft has also updated the logic for the “Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in” setting via Settings > Accounts > Sign in options, so that when you enable...
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