• How to set up a local Windows account

    WINDOWS 11

    Will Fastie

    By Will Fastie

    Microsoft is pushing Microsoft accounts for Windows, but there are good reasons to have a separate local account other than avoiding Redmond.

    Susan discussed Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections in her On Security column last week. Setting up such a connection works only with a username/password credential. But if the PC to which a connection is desired has gone passwordless (perhaps because Windows Hello has been configured), how can RDP connect? More importantly, how can ordinary shares work?

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.37.0, 2024-09-09).