How to change your Windows 7 account
How to change your Windows 7 account
Using the technology of accounts in the OSWindows 7 allows several users to perform work on the same computer, but have it completely their own settings and the ability to use their own data and parameters. To log into accounts, user logins and passwords are used.
Instructions
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The account of each user of the computeris a set of configuration data that gives Windows 7 information about the folders and files that the user is working with and what changes in the system it can perform. These data also store personal settings, such as desktop configuration, window color schemes, mouse cursor shape, layout of working panels, screen saver and similar design elements. Three types of Windows 7 accounts are available. Each view gives the user a different level of control over the system.
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To change your Windows 7 account, clickTo the settings panel "Start / Settings / Control Panel". The control panel window opens. In the "Configure Computer Settings" section, find the "User Accounts" item. Click on it with the right mouse button, after which the "User Accounts" window should open.
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You can change the password for the account. To do this, you need to enter the old password, and then write a new one and confirm it in the box below. Be sure to create a prompt for the reminder. If you do not want to set a password for your account, you can delete it by clicking the "Delete Password" button.
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To visually identify your sectionit is convenient to add a picture. You can choose from the suggested pictures or choose your own using the file selection dialog. If you have mastered this, then click the "Edit Picture" button. Together with the picture you can freely change the name of your account in the section "Changing your name".
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You can also transfer administrator privileges fromone account to another. To do this, you need to go to the section "Changing the account type" and change the type of your account. If you are the administrator of this computer, you can manage all the accounts on it.
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Account control helps to avoidinstallation of potentially dangerous software, which can damage the data of the current or all accounts on the computer. Setting up accounts for children working on the computer will help establish parental control. The control includes limiting the time spent by the child at the computer, the ability to install and use some programs, access to games by type and name, setting time intervals for access to the system.
