Notice above that the Stewie cartoon image “Dave Taylor” account is paired with a Microsoft online account, while Tintin is a local PC only account but there’s no visible difference in how they’re displayed. Here I can either “Sign out” or, if I want to leave everything running and as I prefer, switch to Tintin’s account by simply choosing “ Tintin” from the list of other users. If my system is set up to automatically log me in – as many PCs are configured – or I’m already logged in, it’s easy to switch user accounts by clicking on your account name in the Start Menu on the lower left edge: As you can see, “Tintin” is missing his profile picture! I’ll step through the process, starting with the list of accounts on my PC. But if you know their account passwords (which you probably should if they’re younger) you can easily pop in, set their profile pic, and sign out again. What you don’t have, however, is the ability to change their profile photo. Same process, just as easy.īe that as it may, you as the administrator on a Windows machine have some control over their account, including being able to bump them up to administrator or – better – ensure that they just have a regular user account. I have to say I much prefer the Mac approach of every account is local and you can optionally set up an Apple ID and have it also be in the “cloud” too, or not. Fortunately for your children you have figured out what’s required to set up non-cloud accounts for them. Yes, you can c reate local accounts, but it’s a chore. It’s interesting how in its zeal to have people use the cloud for account information Microsoft has pushed a generation of parents to add children’s accounts that are in their database, not just local.
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