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Thread ID: 146400	2018-07-23 20:27:00	Windows 10 account names	Digby (677)	Press F1

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1451931	2018-07-23 20:27:00	Hello Could someone please advise me on the best practice for naming Windows 10 machines, and account names. I am having some problems connect some shared folders and I think its to do with the fact that I have rebuilt two machines and renamed them. Eg If you have two machines you will need Microsoft Account for Windows 10 and Office etc An Admin password A User name Maybe a second user name These names are also used in Windows Credential Manager Is there a good article which sets this out clearly?	Digby (677)
1451932	2018-07-23 22:25:00	Microsoft Account for Windows 10 and Office etc An Admin password A User name Maybe a second user name Lets start with some Facts :) You DONT have to have a Microsoft account unless you want to for signing in, same with a password, your choice. Even with Office 365 once its installed you can sign out of office and it will still work fine, just wont sync with office online accounts / other devices until you sign back into it. even then you can sign in ONLY to the apps. Most of the Apps that do require a MS Account you have the option to sign into apps only. ( See Below) 89588959 You can have a User name of what ever you want, generally I set up the name to whom ever is the user or department if a business is ( if they want that). The Computer names - these should be simple, that way you wont have problems. Again I normally set them to what ever is required. The one in the lounge is called Lounge. The Media Center is called "Media", the Workshops are "Workshop", "Workshop1" etc. (without the "") You shouldn't try to have more than One Computer with the same name ( computer name, not user name) As they will clash and cancel one another out. meaning in my case I cant have two named Workshop. REMEMBER the Computer Name and user Name are two totally different things. Admin Password ? Only if you have the accounts set to "Standard" then you'll need an admin password as some things you cant do in a standard account. Second Account -- if you want, but not necessary.	wainuitech (129)
1451933	2018-07-23 22:28:00	Best practise for home : it isnt so critical. Buseness where there are lots of PC is different To make shaing easier - dont rename user a/c's . make a new a/c . The user rename isnt renamed all the way through the system. - use a generic a/c name if its going to be used by several different people - have the same workgroup name on all PC's - give the PC's static IP's & easy to type in PC names (eg PC1, or MAINPC) - dont use a share name thats the same as user name or workgroup name - have share names different on each pc . eg dont have several PC's all with a shared folders with the same share name - dont use MS 'live' a/cs unless you really need them -if Win7 or 8, turn off homegroup services - turn off password sharing (control panel) - you may need to tweek shared folders share access users & security permissions : set access to everyone & guest to get things working. You can change that later - may need to reset security permissions on the whole folder if cant get access , untick inhertable & tick replace all child .... Exactly what share issues are you having. PC to PC sharing can seem a buggy mess, but its always possible to sort out share issues . Sometimes need to use "net use" commands to get it to work , but thats pretty rare .	1101 (13337)
1451934	2018-07-23 22:56:00	Using the same log in on every PC can really simplify sharing. not necessary but easier, as the only user on my home network that's what I do. That way windows recognises you as the owner of the files automatically. I've always found windows networking a pain in the butt, sometimes you can find a share but not access it, sometimes it works in one direction but not another, 2 pcs might work perfectly but a 3rd you swear you set up the same only sees one of them and won't share it's own folders, etc, etc Moving to a central NAS shared with everything made life a lot easier, rather than sharing between PCs now I just share the NAS with all of them and it has a utility to help setup shared drives if you can't get it to work manually.	dugimodo (138)
1451935	2018-07-24 09:38:00	Great thread. Using the same log in on every PC can really simplify sharing. not necessary but easier, as the only user on my home network that's what I do. That way windows recognises you as the owner of the files automatically. By that do you mean the same username and password for each machine? I've always found windows networking a pain in the butt, sometimes you can find a share but not access it, sometimes it works in one direction but not another, 2 pcs might work perfectly but a 3rd you swear you set up the same only sees one of them and won't share it's own folders, etc, etc Glad to hear this as I have struck the exact same issue and thought it was me doing something wrong.	tommy (2826)
1451936	2018-07-24 09:57:00	By that do you mean the same username and password for each machine? Yes.	dugimodo (138)
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