Dmitry

Another question is how to delete synchronization settings. For example, after reinstalling the OS, I want all settings to be saved, but the mail settings not to be synchronized. Or delete all synchronization.

Dmitry

Dmitry,

Paranoia? Do you represent any special value for Microsoft?

Anton

The first three arguments did not seem at all compelling to me. All this has been used for many years thanks to third-party and, most importantly, cross-platform services and applications. In particular, I'm talking about Dropbox.

In principle, I don’t need local settings for modern applications, since I simply don’t use them (I can’t think of a single reason why it would be worth using them instead of the “classic” ones). Classic applications and their settings are in special folder Dropbox as portable programs, so I have access to all the apps and settings I'm working with. Desktop settings, screensavers and other “personalization” are of little interest to me, since I do not change them (except for the combination of switching layouts).

Browser Synchronization - Google Chrome. Synchronizes everything in the background. Cross-platform (since I use three platforms).

Free storage... I have 67.5GB of storage on Dropbox. For free. I can't imagine the benefit that SkyDrive will give me in this area.

If I only used Windows and only Internet Explorer on all devices, then you might think about switching to a Microsoft account (by the way, I still have it, I just don’t use its benefits). But I very much doubt that this will ever happen, since I do not accept Windows Phone as mobile platform and I do not recognize Internet Explorer as a browser.

Dmitry Karavaev

And RP cannot be updated to RTM (without “hacks”). At clean install, previously installed metro-modern applications are not installed independently, but the entire list is available in the Store (don’t forget about RMB), all that remains is to mark the ones you need and download.

Among the “problems” on a home laptop, I remember waiting for the “new” computer to receive trusted status - this moment is not highlighted in any way (for example, with messages like: “Synchronization in progress”). It’s just that after “I went away, had some tea and came back,” I saw from the wallpaper that it was already ready and I could continue going about my business.

xoxmodav

Vadim, what kind of tablet do you have?

Dmitry

Semargl, so, even the small ones do the same thing, supposedly caring about our privacy!

Vladislav Artukov

Alexey Matashkin: I think Microsoft accounts are a great innovation

In essence, this is “Passport.NET” in MS Windows XP :-)

It's also LiveID.

Anton

Maxx: And if there is a sudden lack of Internet, will there be access to the computer if login via a live account is configured?

Andrey

Skype.
“...the ability to combine Microsoft and Skype accounts appeared virtually simultaneously with the new operating system going on sale. You can link these two accounts in modern application Skype for Windows 8."
Actually, how to do this? It seems like I dug through all the settings and didn’t find this.

Dmitry

Anton,
I agree, otherwise it would be absurd to log into the system using such an account.

Anton

Vadim Sterkin: What happens? It bothers you to change language settings, but my argument that your wish was fully implemented in Windows 8 using an MSFT account suddenly turned out to be not strong enough. Further comments are unnecessary.

Vadim, below I described that this is the only thing I configure in the system for myself. Doing this once every few years for the main system is not that difficult. But it’s enough, I confirm this again. And to create an entire system for synchronizing system settings just for the sake of this seems to me to be a waste of time for my use case. And I won’t see much benefit from this in any case.

Vadim Sterkin: Because Windows settings are not synchronized by any cross-platform services. Chrome - yes, I use this myself, but don’t confuse warm with soft.

Vadim, read my message more carefully. I didn’t say that I synchronize system settings with third-party services. I said that everything that is important to me is already synchronized using third party tools. The internal settings of the system do not interest me, because I use the standard settings, which I do not change (except for switching the layout). I also mentioned this.

In other words, applications and their settings are important to me to solve my problems. What's on the desktop is purple to me. Everything there is as it was from the moment the system was first launched after installation.

Vadim Sterkin: Yeah, could you at the same time tell us how much you had to do to get these free 67.5 GB :) And by the way, how many of them do you actually use, can you share a screenshot?

Only about 18GB is used. The last 47GB were received just a few days ago along with updated phone. Their promotion is like this, as far as I understand. In principle, 20GB was enough before this. And I got 20GB quite easily and in just a week - I published a review of the service on my website with a referral link. In principle, prices there are not high and if not free option, which I took advantage of, I would buy the place.

Vadim Sterkin: However, in this post I reveal the features of SkyDrive in conjunction with Windows 8.

Believe it or not, I, too, oddly enough, in my commentary talked about the combination of Windows 8 and Dropbox, among other things. :-)

Sergey

I also use a Microsoft account, bookmark synchronization... I uploaded all the photos to Skydrive, fortunately there are 25 gigs of space. But entering a password when turning on the computer is not very convenient for me, or rather for my child, his age does not allow him to read and write, so I had to change the settings and disable entering the password. Now I log in to my account automatically.

Vladislav Artukov

Skype 5.10 does not support signing in with LiveID. In the next build - maybe.

Maxim

Vadim, I have the following question: for example, I am a TechNet subscriber and linked the purchased copy of Windows 8 to the LiveID from which I purchased the subscription; I want to continue to use this copy after the subscription period expires (let’s leave aside the moral and legal aspects). Will Microsoft be able to FORCED block such a copy of Windows?

Andrey

Vladislav Artukov,

I'm interested in how to merge accounts in Skype for win 8, and not classic (as it is called on the Skype website). The text of the article even contains a screenshot of such a merger, but I can’t find such a function (

Anton

Vadim Sterkin: 1. Sometimes you just have to admit that the problem that was bothering you no longer exists.

Within Windows 8 - maybe. Within Windows 7 - I can’t admit it, since it exists. And since I use several systems, solving this problem in one of them (and not in the main one) does not change the weather. Although yes, in theory you can use a Microsoft account to solve this particular problem in this particular operating system. :-)

Vadim Sterkin: I read carefully and even quoted you. The quote began with the words “All of this.”

You can find fault with specific words endlessly. Or you can read everything as a whole and understand the essence of what was said. Apparently, I didn’t explain it clearly enough in the last two comments, so I’ll emphasize the most important thing (so as not to write everything again):

Everything that I use from what is described in the first three paragraphs of the article does not bring any benefit to me, since everything I need, already implemented using third party services and applications.

Vadim Sterkin: And someone will say that this was included in the price of the phone :)

I didn’t even know about this bonus until I activated my Dropbox account on my phone. Although yes, someone may assume such a thing. Still, people are different.

Vadim Sterkin: At SkyDrive prices, I think it will be cheaper, but I know why it won’t suit you.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t even interested in the prices for SkyDrive - there was no reason.

Vadim Sterkin: I’m talking about new opportunities. I guess this is one of the reasons why you read my blog :)

You have many other useful articles on Windows 7 that are more interesting to me. Although articles about Windows 8 are also interesting. I'm trying to find at least something in them that would kindle my interest in Windows 8. At the moment, Windows 8 is positioned in my mind as Windows RT as the main shell + Windows 7 as a separate subroutine with a couple of new minor interesting features. Well, since I don’t need a tablet OS on my computer, and the option “Windows 7 + a couple of new minor interesting features” is impossible (unless I write my own for this), I can’t yet find a single, even remotely significant reason, which would allow me to even consider switching completely to Windows 8 as my main working system.

Vladislav Artukov

Even though home computer called personal, that is, designed for one user and his needs, in practice it is more often used by several people at once. In organizations, a number of employees can work in shifts on the same computer, but at home it becomes a toy for all family members.

At the same time, users of the same computer can be of different genders and ages, which means that there will certainly be requirements for the design of the working environment (for example, the desktop background), system settings and the list of installed programs will be different. It’s clear that if you spend a couple of hours personalizing the system and the next time you turn on your computer you find that someone has changed the shortcuts you’ve set up, the gadgets you’ve configured, and your favorite desktop background, you’ll probably be upset. So what to do in this situation?

Fortunately, the system developers took care of this, making Windows not only multitasking, but also multi-user. This means that the world's most widely used OS allows you to add new users with your own configurations.

For Windows User is a specific account that uses the current system to perform certain functions. Several people can work under one user, and at the same time, each of them can create a separate user.

As we mentioned above, a computer located at home can often be used by several people. Each of them can work under one user, that is, in in this case system resources will be shared. But you can create several users, which will be much more profitable. What benefits can you get from this?

The fact is that each account is capable of storing not only individual settings interface of the system, but also have its own set installed applications, which can only be used by a specific user. However, others may not know about the presence of these programs on their computer.

One more important point is the fact that different users of the same computer may have different rights. Thus, by creating an additional account with reduced rights, you can limit functionality the person who will use it. For example, he will not be able to change basic system settings and open certain folders, which can be useful if children use the computer. In addition, you can prohibit children and beginners from installing new programs, and leave all the ability to install applications and configure the system only to experienced users.

During Windows installations, a main account must be created in it, the owner of which becomes the first user and has system administrator rights. Also, immediately after registering a new account, the user’s “personal” folders are automatically created on the hard drive, which include: “Documents”, “Music”, “Videos”, “Images”, “Desktop” and others. Many of the most common programs, by default, offer to save files created in them in these standard folders, of course, unless you forcibly change their location to some other one.

Any data contained in these folders will not be accessible to users who sign in using a different account. This way, you don’t have to worry that someone will accidentally delete, for example, a document you created or gain access to confidential data.

Creating new users

Now let’s imagine that one account is not enough for you and you need to create one additional user or even several users with their own configurations.

To do this, you need to click on the button Start and in the main menu that opens, select the item Control Panel(located on the right side of the menu). Among the many sections (icons, pictograms) we are interested in the one called User Accounts.

In general, an account is special data that the operating system stores for each user. If added new user, the operating system creates an account for him. If a user is deleted, the credentials are correspondingly erased from memory. It's a bit like the HR department at work: when you start a job, a personal file is created, and when you leave, it is destroyed.

Now let's try to add a new user. To do this, you need to click on the link, after which the window of the same name will open in front of you.

In the field where it says “New account name”, you need to enter the name (alias) of the new user. If the letters are not printed when you press the keys, you need to click on this field with the mouse. You can enter any name as an alias; you can also use the real name of the person for whom the user will be created.

Next, you should select the account type by choosing one of two options: Administrator or Regular access. The administrator is allowed to manage all existing operating system settings, add any programs and applications, create and delete users, and so on. In the case of normal access, you can also use almost all programs and customize the system to suit your own needs, but you will not be able to change the security settings of the system or other users. Also Administrator may at any time limit the rights of a standard account, preventing the user from performing certain operations.

The most correct thing is if there is only one administrator user on the computer, who will control all the rights of other users. It is the administrator who allows and denies something to someone. In addition, administrators can change not only their own account, but also the records of other users. So the presence of several users on the same computer with such rights increases the risk of unwanted interference in important settings operating system.

When the selection is made, click on the button. A window will open with a list of created users and their icons.

Setting up and deleting accounts

If you click on any of the accounts (for example, the one that was just created), a window will appear in which you can see links to change the user account settings. Items Changing your account name And Changing the pattern no special comments are needed.

For each account, it is advisable to set its own own password, thanks to which other users will not be able to visit “other people’s” profiles. This is done using the point Creating a Password. Immediately after the password is created, the additional items Change/Remove Password.

If you decide to limit the rights of any user, you need to click on the link in the window Set parental controls. Then you should select the user for whom the restriction will be set, after which a window with control settings will appear. By the way, if one or more accounts do not have a password, the system will warn you about this.

First you need to put the switch Parental Controls to mode Turn on using the current settings. Links in the section Windows Settings allow you to configure certain settings for users, including: limiting time spent on the computer by day of the week, managing access to gaming applications, as well as setting permissions or blocking the use of certain programs.

Finally, you always have the right to delete any account you create by clicking on the link with the self-explanatory name in the window for making changes to your account. Just keep in mind that changing settings or deleting users should be done carefully, since such operations can erase important files users, if they are in personal folders that Windows specifically creates for them.

True, the developers have insured against rash actions and when deleting an account, Windows will first offer to save the user’s personal files, and if you still click on the button Delete files, it will display another warning window.

After there are two or more active accounts in the system, each time before logging into the system, Welcome window you will be prompted to select the desired user.

While working in Windows, you can log out of one account and log into another at any time, or even without logging out, just change the user. To do this, click on the button Start, and then hover your mouse over the arrow next to the button Shutdown.

After selecting the item in the menu that opens Change user, you without shutting down applications and closing active windows will be taken to the welcome screen where you can select new profile to login. Just keep in mind that working with several configurations at once seriously reduces the available space RAM and can cause your computer to slow down.

By the way, you can quickly change the user by pressing the combination Ctrl keys+ Alt + Del and selecting the appropriate menu item or using the Win + L hotkey combination.

If you need to completely log out of your account and allow another user to work in Windows, select Logout. In this case, all programs and files you were working with will be closed.

Hello, dear blog readers, and in this lesson I propose to consider: what is an account and how to create an account in Windows 7 , I also suggest that you familiarize yourself with creating an account and setting access rights to your computer. Have you ever encountered when one computer was used by several users?

If yes, then you probably know that when you turn on the computer, the operating system loads, then a dialog box appears in which the user must specify a login and password, after entering which the computer desktop is loaded with all the shortcuts familiar to us. So the question arises, why is an account created at all? How to create an account in windows 7? What function do they perform?

What is an account?

For a more complete understanding of what “Accounts” are, let’s look at the following example: In an organization, people work at computers. Let's say there are 50 computers, and they all exchange information using a local network. But first you need to read the article:

Consequently, there is a person who is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of computers, installing software, creating, editing, deleting accounts, that is, he is an administrator. And people who work at computers, perform their job duties, are users in relation to the administrator personal computer or they are also called experienced users.

Their rights to control the computer are limited, that is, they cannot install any programs on their computer, and also cannot change certain settings, system configuration. In addition, the administrator can block reading removable media (flash drives, disks).

Since such computers are united as a single whole through a local network, imagine if a virus (via removable media) penetrates even one computer, then all computers without exception will be infected, and this is just a waste of time to restore them. Therefore, in such cases, account creation is used. I looked at a specific easy example to make it clear. When combining computers into local network, an account is needed to connect to the server using network applications(but this is a separate topic for discussion). In the home version, when the computer is used by all family members, then you can create your own account for everyone.

When loading the operating system, each user will be able to configure various optimal parameters systems. I believe that using accounts is very convenient in this regard, that there will be order in the arrangement of important documents on the computer.

How to create an account in windows 7?

Now let's start creating accounts. To create an account, go to the control panel using the command: Start - Control Panel. As a result, the explorer familiar to us from the previous lesson will open, which displays a list of computer settings settings. If your way of displaying icons in Explorer is different from mine, then select “Category” in the viewing tab.

In the window that opens, click “Create an account.” First, you will need to specify the type of account to be created, either it will be a regular (experienced) user or an administrator. I will name the account name “Alexander”, and the type – “Regular access” and click “Create account”.

After this, the account will be created and a dialog box will appear.

Let's take a closer look at what actions we can carry out in the “Alexander” account we created. To do this, click on the “Alexander” icon and in the window that opens we see the main links, clicking on which will allow us to set or change certain parameters.

1. Change Account Name – allows you to change the initial account name we created.

2. Create a password – this option allows you to set a password for your account; when the operating system boots to log into your account, the system will require you to enter a password.

3. Delete password – this option deletes the previously created password.

4. Change picture – allows you to select a picture that will be displayed when you log in. When you click on change pattern, a set of patterns will appear that you can use. After selecting the design you like, click on change the design. In the same window there is a link “Search for other drawings”; when you click, you can select your individual drawing.

5. Set up parental controls. Parental controls allow you to manage your computer use. For example, you can set the time interval when children can sit at the computer, and you can also set certain requirements for the use of certain programs and games. When you click on the “Parental Controls” link, a dialog box will open in which you can activate the use of this option if you wish. There are certain set parameters here, everything is described in detail what is possible and what is not.

6. Changing the account type - this option allows you to change the rights of the current user, that is, in simple words, either limit the user when working with the computer, or expand his rights, allow installation software, change certain parameters, etc.

7. Deleting an account - if you need to delete an account, click on the “Deleting an Account” link; if you want to save the documents of this account before deleting, click “Saving files”.

8. Manage another account – allows you to return to the main menu of all accounts.

How to create an account in windows 7

Let's consider another method that will allow you to find out how to create an account in Windows 7. To do this, right-click on the “My Computer” shortcut and select “Manage”. In the window that opens, click " Local users and groups”, as a result of which two folders “Users” and “Groups” will appear on the right side of the window, click on “Users”. As you can see, there is a list of PC user accounts, right-click on the “Alexander” account we previously created.

When the window opens, three tabs are available to us: general, group membership, profile.

1. General tab – allows you to set full name and account description.

1.1 Prohibit the user from changing the password - on this parameter The checkbox is checked when several users work under the same account.

1.2 Password validity period is unlimited - if you uncheck this box, the password for logging into the system will have restrictions.

1.3 Disable account - I think it’s already clear what this parameter is intended for =)

1.4 Lock account – allows you to lock the system after a certain number of password attempts.

2. Group membership tab – indicates what type the user will belong to ( advanced user, administrator).
So, we have looked at how to create a wwindows 7 account. Next, we will consider a situation when we need to disable User Account Control. For example, consider an account named “Dmitry”

To do this, run the commands: Start - Control Panel - User Accounts and Family Safety - User Accounts and click on the link “Change User Account Control Settings”. As a result, a window will open in which you can use the slider to set the degree of control. The degree of control has 4 level systems.

1. Always notify – this level is the most high level ensuring system security.

2. Notify only when programs attempt to make changes to the computer.

3. Notify only when programs attempt to make changes to the computer (In this case, when suspicious programs are launched, the desktop will not darken compared to the second level of protection).

4. Never notify. The lower position of the slider ensures that User Account Control is disabled.

It should also be noted that User Account Control is also called UAC (User Account Control). Account Control). UAC prevents unauthorized launch of programs that can disrupt the operation of the operating system through malicious code. Undoubtedly, it should be noted that UAC improves the security of the computer system.

At the end of this lesson, I propose to consider a situation where you forgot your password to your account. After all, a password is a kind of key to enter our system.

So, what do you need to do to log into Windows?

When creating an account, a “ Password Reset Disk" Execute the following commands: Start – Control Panel – User Accounts – Change Windows password. As a result of opening the window, on the left side select “Create a password reset diskette”, before this you should insert either a flash drive or a floppy disk.

In the window that opens, indicate New Password and confirm it. Then we log into Windows using the new password.