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• How to add all types of accounts in Windows 11

  Posted on November 11, 2024 at 02:44 CST by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Lance Whitney

  Need to juggle more than one account in Windows? Here’s how I do it.

  I use a Microsoft account to sign in to my main Windows 11 PC. But that’s not the only account I’ve set up on the computer. I also have a domain account that I use for work, accounts for email and calendar appointments, an account for an old email forwarding service, and an account for my wife to sign in. That sounds like a lot to juggle. But after the initial setup, I can access all these accounts throughout Windows.

  Maybe you also need to work with multiple accounts in Windows 11. You might have a local account, a Microsoft account, a work or school account, accounts for specific apps, and accounts for other family members. Whatever types of accounts you use, you’re able to add them to Windows — all from the same place.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.46.0, 2024-11-11).

  Windows 11 Accounts, Gmail, Microsoft Accounts, Multiple accounts, Newsletters, Windows 11 Settings, Yahoo

• How to set up a local Windows account

  Posted on September 9, 2024 at 02:44 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 11

  

  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).

  Windows 11 Accounts, File sharing, Local account, Microsoft Accounts, Newsletters, Windows 11 Settings

• Working outside an admin account: Safe but annoying

  Posted on November 18, 2019 at 01:00 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS

  By Lincoln Spector

  You’ve probably been told to have both a standard Windows account for safety’s sake and an administrator account because Windows demands one.

  But let’s face it, most of us have ignored this advice because … well, juggling two accounts isn’t much fun. It’s especially annoying when using a standard account and you’re constantly asked for the password proving you’re allowed into the administrator sanctum. It’s worse when you’re not asked for the password — and you have to figure out how to bring up the dialog box for entering it.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.42.0 (2019-11-18).

  Windows Security Accounts, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, safety, Standard account