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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 unlock your PC with your face, using Windows Hello Face

How to unlock your PC with your face, using Windows Hello Face

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.05.2020
Just like Android or iOS on modern smartphones, Windows 10 can also unlock your computer, tablet, or laptop using facial recognition. This is done with the help of a feature called Windows Hello Face, that helps users sign-in with their face if their device has...
How to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time in Windows 10

How to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 01.05.2020
Using multiple Skype accounts at the same time can help you keep an eye on different areas of your life simultaneously. You can use one account for work conversations and business calls, one to keep in touch with your family, and another to hang out...
How to change your user account name in Windows 10

How to change your user account name in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 13.03.2020
  Changing the name of your user account in Windows 10 can be tricky. The process differs depending on your permissions and the type of your user account, but we try to make it crystal-clear for you. If you ever asked yourself "How do I...
How to add a child account to your Windows 10 PC

How to add a child account to your Windows 10 PC

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 14.02.2020
We've always found the family features and settings from Microsoft to be rather complicated and not so easy to understand. However, in Windows 10, things changed, and they did so for the better. Adding a child account to your Windows 10 PC or device is...
How to block a number on Android

How to block a number on Android

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 14.02.2020
Whether it's phone calls or messages, we all get unwanted attention sometimes, so knowing how to block a number on Android comes in handy. Are you sick of robocalls? Is your less-than-stable ex spamming you? It's easy to stop them from contacting you on your...
Hide or show your e-mail address on the Windows 10 sign in screen

Hide or show your e-mail address on the Windows 10 sign in screen

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 08.07.2019
When Windows 10 was first launched, it displayed the email address of your Microsoft account each time you accessed the sign in screen. This was annoying for laptop users who traveled a lot because, when using their Windows 10 laptops in public areas, like airports,...
How to manage signed-in user accounts with the Task Manager in Windows 10

How to manage signed-in user accounts with the Task Manager in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 27.06.2019
  Having multiple user accounts logged in on your Windows 10 computer can make swapping between them faster, but it can also waste resources as your computer is forced to maintain two separate environments in memory. If you want the chance to weigh the benefits...
Create new Windows user accounts and groups, like an IT Pro

Create new Windows user accounts and groups, like an IT Pro

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.05.2019
All Windows versions offer easy ways to create user accounts using click-based wizards. You can create users using the Settings app from Windows 10 just as easily as you can create user accounts from the Control Panel, in Windows 7. However, you do not see...
The 4 best search engines for children

The 4 best search engines for children

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.12.2018
The internet is a big place and the stuff you find on it is not always suitable for our children. There are a lot of web resources that not only are not good for kids but can actually harm them. There are things the little...
Enable and use two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Blizzard account

Enable and use two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Blizzard account

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.12.2018
If you are an avid consumer of games from Blizzard, such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Diablo 3, or StarCraft 2, you might want to keep your account safe. Just like other online accounts, you already have a username and a password set. However,...
How to enable and use Fortnite's 2FA (two-factor authentication)

How to enable and use Fortnite's 2FA (two-factor authentication)

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 26.11.2018
If you are a gamer and you like to play online games, such as Fortnite, you should be prepared for bots and people trying to hack into your account. That is true especially if you are good at your game or if you have invested...
How to enable or disable 2-step verification for your Google account

How to enable or disable 2-step verification for your Google account

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 20.11.2018
Google's 2-Step Verification is an extra layer of security that insulates you from others trying to break into your Google or Gmail account. The internet is a scary place nowadays with automated bots that try to hack into websites and e-mails, and other nasty things....
How to read the passwords stored by Windows, and which are easy to crack

How to read the passwords stored by Windows, and which are easy to crack

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.08.2018
Windows stores the passwords that you use to log in, access network shares, or shared devices. Some of these passwords are stored safely, in an encrypted format, while others are not. Here is how to see which passwords are insecurely stored by Windows, and identify...
How to change your user account password in Windows 10

How to change your user account password in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.07.2018
You are probably aware of the risks you are exposed to when you use the same password on all your accounts. Regardless of what type of account you use to log into Windows 10, a weak password can give access to your files to anyone...