Can't Turn File History ON, but Others Can* on Same PC in Windows 8.1 - Why?

The title says it all... that IS my problem. We've tried Homegroup T/S, App T/S, .. and Tried to get the Microsoft "Fix It" tool from the Download Center, but the site keeps taking us Back to the DC start screen, even when we are signed in.
Along that same line, I cannot lookup the information about any KB updates' information unless I'm NOT signed in[???]. When Not signed in, some* info is there explaining somewhat what the update is about ... but After I sign in, the site (knowledge
base) can find Nothing at All..(???).

The link provided by MeipoXu,
Fix a corrupted user profile, will also work for Windows 8.1. This procedure is just having you add a new user account to your computer and verifying that it works properly or like the two other accounts on your computer. If it does work, then you can follow
the rest of the
Fix a corrupted user profile.
You may also want to verify your account’s access rights in User Accounts while you are there. If you have only User access rights, you will want to change that to Administrator.
Another item to check will be the user permissions that are setup on the D-drive and add your user account if it is not listed. If your user account is in the same group as your husband’s and son’s accounts, then you should have access also unless some exceptions
have been selected.
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