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How to Add Classic User Accounts to Control Panel in Windows 10
Today, we will see how to add the classic User Accounts applet to the Control Panel in Windows 10. By default it is hidden and only can be opened with the netplwiz or control userpasswords2 commands. Having it in the classic Control Panel saves your time, since you no longer need to type the commands.
Although the concept of multiple users sharing one device or one PC is getting rarer by the day, there are still cases when you have to share PCs. In such a situation, it is useful to have multiple user accounts on a single PC. In Windows 10, it is possible to specify which user accounts or groups are allowed to sign in to the operating system locally.
Although the concept of multiple users sharing one device or one PC is getting rarer by the day, there are still cases when you have to share PCs. In such a situation, it is useful to have multiple user accounts on a single PC. In Windows 10, it is possible to prevent specific user accounts or members of a group from signing in to the operating system locally.
As you may already know, it is possible to sign-in in Windows 10 using your user account automatically. After that, you won't have to type your password or pick a user from the login screen. Instead, you will see your Desktop directly. This can be configured for both local and Microsoft accounts using a number of methods.
Security questions are the traditional way to add extra protection for your sensitive data. They are very popular in the software world. Windows 10 allows the user to specify a set of security questions for a local account, which can be used to restore PC access if the user forgets his password. If you find no use for this feature, or if you need to apply a restriction, there is a special Group Policy option that you can activate.
In Windows 10, you can add or remove a user account from a group to grant or revoke access to certain Windows features, file system folders, shared objects, and more. There are a number of ways to do it. Let's review them.
Security questions are a traditional way to add extra protection for your sensitive data. They are very popular in the software world. Various online services like e-mail, messengers and tons of other apps and websites use them to verify that it is you who's trying to reset the password for an account. Here is good news for Windows 10 users, because the same feature has been added to local accounts in the OS!
Although the concept of multiple users sharing one device or one PC is getting rarer by the day, there are still cases when you have to share PCs and switch users fast. In earlier versions of Windows before Windows 10, we had a Switch Users command in the Shutdown menu inside the Start Menu to quickly switch users. In Windows 10, we have more ways to switch between users. If you find no use for the user switching feature, you can safely disable it. Here is how.
Although the concept of multiple users sharing one device or one PC is getting rarer by the day, there are still cases when you have to share PCs. In such a situation, it is useful to have multiple user accounts on a single PC. Today, we'll see how to create a new user account in Windows 10.
In this article, we will see how to delete a profile for a user account without deleting the account itself. This will allow you to reset all preferences and settings for all apps and Windows for a specific user.
