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User Accounts and Family Safety

How to manage user accounts, user groups, parental controls, and other settings. We cover Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, and other platforms.

How to switch to a Windows 11 local account from a Microsoft one

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 15.10.2021
Windows 11, just like Windows 10, wants you to use a Microsoft account on your computers and devices. It’s true that such accounts come with certain advantages like synchronization and built-in support for a wide range of Microsoft services. However, it also means that you might be...

6 ways to sign out of Windows 11

  • tutorial
  • Tudor Dan
  • 28.09.2021
Signing out of Windows is useful when you need to sign in with another user, apply various settings, and even troubleshoot applications. As opposed to switching users, this action completely shuts down all processes associated with the current user, freeing up resources and preparing...

5 ways to create and add a new user in Windows 11

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 27.09.2021
Do you have a new PC with Windows 11 or did you just install it yourself? You may want to share your computer with other people, so you have to add a new user to Windows 11. If that’s the case, you are in the right place. In this guide, we show you how to create and add a new user...

How do I reset my Microsoft account password?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 30.07.2021
If you are using Windows 10, Windows 11, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Xbox, Azure, or most of the other products and services offered by Microsoft, it’s almost a given that you also own a Microsoft account for logging in. You might call it your email account, Xbox account, OneDrive...

6 ways to remove an account from Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 01.06.2021
Do you need to delete a user account from your Windows 10 computer or device? Maybe a specific user became corrupted, or perhaps you want to block someone’s access to your PC. Well, whether you want to remove a Microsoft account from Windows 10 or a local one, this guide shows you...

How to change or remove the SIM PIN code on Android

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.05.2021
The SIM card PIN code is meant to protect your data against unauthorized access. Each SIM you insert into a smartphone has a PIN code that you need to enter in order to activate the card. Some mobile providers use standard PIN codes, like 0000 or 1234, for all their SIM cards, while...

How do I view all the users on a Windows computer? (5 ways)

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 31.03.2021
Sometimes, you may need to extract a list of all the user accounts on a Windows computer. Or you may want to know the hidden user accounts that exist alongside your user account. To help you out, we compiled a list of five methods that you can use to see all the users, including the...

Microsoft Authenticator on Android: Sign into an MS account

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 09.03.2021
Did you know you can get into your Microsoft account without inserting a password? The Microsoft Authenticator app lets you enable two-step verification for your Microsoft account. You can then use your Android smartphone or tablet to approve or deny sign-in requests. Read...

How to change the Microsoft password: 2 different ways

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 03.03.2021
Besides logging into Windows 10 PCs, you also use your Microsoft account password to connect on Xbox, Skype, Outlook, and OneDrive. Therefore, it’s a good idea to regularly change the Microsoft password in order to keep your data safe. If you suspect someone has gained access to...

How to switch Google accounts on Android: All you need to know

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 05.01.2021
Did you know that you can use just one device and switch between different Google accounts on Android? The data associated with each account gets synced for your apps, and Android offers the flexibility of easily accessing one Google account or another. If you like to keep things...

What is a Windows user group, and what does it do?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 29.12.2020
Security is essential in any digital environment, so to make it easier for users to manage permissions and other user accounts, Windows offers a useful feature called user groups. Although it may seem a bit intimidating at first, this feature is not that hard to understand...

How to restore Downloads and other user folders in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 15.12.2020
Windows 10 allows you to change the location of your user folders and move them to anywhere you want. For example, you might have moved the Downloads folder from its default location on your C: drive to another partition or drive to keep it separate from your...

How to manage local users and groups in Windows 10 using lusrmgr.msc

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.12.2020
Most people edit Windows 10 user accounts from the Settings app or the User Accounts section found in the Control Panel. However, there’s another way that gives you access to much more detailed information about the users and groups on your PC and the...

2 ways to remove the People icon from the taskbar in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 02.12.2020
Do you want to remove the People icon from your taskbar in Windows 10? Well, you are not the only one. Ever since Microsoft introduced the People app in Windows 10, many of us felt that the two people icon present on our taskbar was nothing but a waste of space. If...