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Brink · Dec 10, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to allow or block a family member in your Microsoft Family group to sign in to your Windows 11 device. A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Android and iOS mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules. Microsoft Family Safety makes it easy to allow members of your family group to sign in to your Windows 11 device. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/connect-devices-in-family-safety-6f961c4e-3295-4db7-b209-2b4c2ca6779c You must be signed in to Windows 11 with a...

Brink · Dec 8, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to leave your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Android and iOS mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules. After creating a family group, explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits by adding family members. In Microsoft Family Safety, two separate roles distinguish individuals in a family group: organizer and member. There are several different ways for family members and organizers to leave or be removed from a Microsoft...

Brink · Dec 8, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to remove someone from your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 10 and Windows 11. A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Android and iOS mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules. After creating a family group, explore Microsoft Family Safety features and benefits by adding family members. In Microsoft Family Safety, two separate roles distinguish individuals in a family group: organizer and member. There are several different ways for family members and organizers to leave or be removed...

Brink · Nov 1, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to find the security identifier (SID) of a specific user or all users on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC. A security identifier (SID) is a string value of variable length that is used to uniquely identify a security principal or security group. Security principals can represent any entity that can be authenticated by the operating system, such as a user account, a computer account, or a thread or process that runs in the security context of a user or computer account. Each account or group, or each process that runs in the security context of the account, has a unique SID that's issued by an authority, such as a Windows domain controller. The SID is stored in a security database. The system generates...

Brink · Oct 29, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the fingerprint sign-in option and UAC credential provider for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Credential providers are the primary mechanism for user authentication—they currently are the only method for users to prove their identity which is required for sign in and other system authentication scenarios like UAC. Microsoft provides a variety of credential providers as part of Windows, such as the facial recognition (Windows Hello), fingerprint recognition (Windows Hello), PIN (Windows Hello), security key, password, and picture password sign-in options. If your Windows 11 device has a built-in fingerprint sensor or connected fingerprint reader, you can set up the...

Brink · Oct 29, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the password sign-in option and UAC credential provider for all local accounts in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Credential providers are the primary mechanism for user authentication—they currently are the only method for users to prove their identity which is required for sign in and other system authentication scenarios like UAC. Microsoft provides a variety of credential providers as part of Windows, such as the facial recognition (Windows Hello), fingerprint recognition (Windows Hello), PIN (Windows Hello), security key, password, and picture password sign-in options. You can disable the ability to use a password to sign in to Windows and provide UAC credentials for all local...

Brink · Oct 23, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to allow or prevent aliases to be used to sign in to your Microsoft account. Email addresses and phone numbers associated with your Microsoft account are called aliases and they use the same contacts, online storage, subscriptions, and account settings. You can use any of your aliases to sign in to Microsoft services or your Windows and Xbox devices, and you can select any of them for sending and receiving email. Your aliases share a single password. This password is your Microsoft account password. Your account's primary alias is the email address shown when you sign in on your Microsoft devices (such as a Windows PC, Xbox, or Windows Phone), and you can choose a different alias to be the primary one...

Brink · Oct 23, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove email address and phone number aliases for your Microsoft account. Email addresses and phone numbers associated with your Microsoft account are called aliases and they use the same contacts, online storage, subscriptions, and account settings. You can use any of your aliases to sign in to Microsoft services or your Windows and Xbox devices, and you can select any of them for sending and receiving email. Your aliases share a single password. This password is your Microsoft account password. Your account's primary alias is the email address shown when you sign in on your Microsoft devices (such as a Windows PC, Xbox, or Windows Phone), and you can choose a different alias to be the...

Brink · Feb 13, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to switch user for all users in Windows 11. When a user signs in to Windows, the system loads their profile. Because each user has a unique user account, this allows multiple users to share a computer. When a user signs in, the desktop settings, files, favorites, and history they see are theirs; they cannot be accessed by other users. When that user signs out, their profile is preserved for the next time that they sign in. A user does not have to sign out to allow another user to sign in. Instead, it is possible for multiple users to sign in and switch quickly between their open accounts. This feature is referred to as Fast User Switching. Switching to another account...

Brink · Mar 28, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to change the picture for your local account or Microsoft account in Windows 11. You can change your local account or Microsoft account picture in Windows 11 to have more of a personal touch that reflects you. A Microsoft account picture will sync by default to all PCs, devices, and Microsoft services you sign in to with the same Microsoft account. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-your-account-picture-3645cdc7-acab-49d2-76a9-4ce7e5e10939 The account picture per account is cached in the folder below. You will need to turn on both Show hidden files, folders, and drives and Hide protected operating system files to see the images. C:\Users\Public\Public Account Pictures\<SID...

Brink · Apr 19, 2023

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as different user context menu on Start for your account, specific users, or all users in Windows 11. Run as different user allows a user to run a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file as a different user. This allows running the .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file with the same permissions and rights as the different user instead of the user account they are currently signed in to. To use Run as different user in File Explorer, you would normally have to right click on the .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file, press and hold the Shift key, right click on Show more options, release the Shift key, and click/tap on Run as different user. The Run as different user context menu is...

Brink · Mar 8, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Run as different user context menu in File Explorer for all users in Windows 11. Run as different user allows a user to run a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file as a different user. This allows running the .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file with the same permissions and rights as the different user instead of the user account they are currently signed in to. To use Run as different user in File Explorer, you would normally have to right click on the .bat, .cmd, .exe, .msc, or .msi file, press and hold the Shift key, right click on Show more options, release the Shift key, and click/tap on Run as different user. The Run as different user context menu is not available in the...

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Accounts Allow or Block Microsoft Family Member to Sign In to Windows 11

Accounts Leave your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 11

Accounts Remove Family Member from your Microsoft Family Group in Windows 11

Accounts Find Security Identifier (SID) of User in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Fingerprint Sign-in Option in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Password Sign-in Option for Local Accounts in Windows 11

Accounts Enable or Disable Aliases to Sign in to Microsoft Account

Accounts Add and Remove Microsoft Account Aliases

Accounts Enable or Disable Fast User Switching in Windows 11

Accounts Change Account Picture in Windows 11

Accounts Add or Remove "Run as different user" context menu on Start in Windows 11

Accounts Add or Remove "Run as different user" context menu in Explorer in Windows 11

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