Local accounts in Windows 8.1

Is there a way to create a local account in the Windows 8.1 Preview instead of using a Microsoft account?

You really have to shake your head when you look at the way Microsoft is using dimmed text and small fonts to try to get everyone to overlook that it's possible to set up a LOCAL ACCOUNT and avoid their predatory cloud integration.
I guess most everyone entrusts Microsoft to have a permanent "foot in the door" anyway (e.g., via Windows Update), so shipping their administrative account info to them doesn't really seem such a stretch. And of course, pure consumers
who just use their computing hardware as playthings don't really care much about privacy anyway. Near as I can tell, they don't care about much of anything.
Trust mother Microsoft. We'll be good to you.
I admit I really didn't see the modern era of "dumbed down computing" arriving quite so rapidly. I blame Apple Computer for starting the trend that handily averts a "Star Trek future" in which everyone is highly educated on technology. Now
we have a nation (world?) of people who are constantly distracted - on purpose.
And now Microsoft is feverishly trying to follow Apple.
"Dumb and dumber". Sigh.
-Noel
Detailed how-to in my eBooks:
Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options
Configure The Windows 8 "To Work" Options
Hi Noel, I see your being more acceptable to windows blue. Anyways I proposed your answer. Noel if U dislike MS why do U use MS products?

Similar Messages

Windows 8 Sysprep - Can't skip local account creation and autologon fails, wrong admin password.

Using Windows 8 x64 Enterprise, Sysprep pauses to ask me to create a local user, which I don't want.
If I enable SkipSystemOOBE and SkipUserOOBE in OOBE under Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup sysprep (in oobe mode) will skip user creation and autologon works. But it only works correctly once. If I run sysprep again, when it tries to autologon
it will say that I have the wrong password for the local account. After I type in the password manually it works. If I use the same password for the local administrator account as for the autologon account, it looks to have the encrypted password
twice with an equal sign after it.
What I need to know:
How to skip local user account creation (we run on a domain but I have it connect through scripts later)
How to fix the autologon issue
Do I need the local administrator account enabled for this to work?
I have my unattend.xml file attached.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>[removed]</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Username>[removed]</Username>
<LogonCount>2</LogonCount>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
</AutoLogon>
<FirstLogonCommands>
<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<CommandLine>c:\folder\abatchfile.bat</CommandLine>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>
<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>false</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>
<RegisteredOrganization>Company Name</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>CompanyName</RegisteredOwner>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName>*</ComputerName>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:[removed]/sources/install.wim#Windows 8 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>

The user accounts-creation page in Windows Welcome is suppressed if a user or a group is added to a local security group. Add a user or a group to a local security group by doing one of the following:
Create a local user.
Add a domain user to a local security group with the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | UserAccounts unattended installation setting.
To suppress the user accounts-creation page in Windows Welcome, without creating a local user, use one of the following workarounds:
Workaround 1
If the computer is already joined to a domain, use the following XML example to add the Domain Users security group to the Local Users security group.
<DomainAccounts>
<DomainAccountList wcm:action="add">
<DomainAccount wcm:action="add">
<Group>Users</Group>
<Name>Domain Users</Name>
</DomainAccount>
<Domain>FabrikamDomain</Domain>
</DomainAccountList>
</DomainAccounts>
Because joining a domain automatically adds the Domain Users security group to the Local Users security group, the DomainAccounts command does not affect the membership of the Local Users group. However, using this XML example to join a domain will also suppress
the user accounts-creation page in Windows Welcome.
Workaround 2
Use the Sysprep/Quit command to set the following registry value to 1:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\OOBE\UnattendCreatedUser
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”

Metro Apps don't open on Local and Domain account. Works on Microsoft Live account. Windows 8.1 Pro

This is Happening on Three different computers.
All computers are Windows 8.1 Pro. This is a clean install.
When the computer is initially setup, I first sign on with my Windows Live ID and everything seems to work fine there.
After Joining the computer to the domain, none of the Metro UI apps will open, they open briefly and close.
Added a local account and found that it also does not work there.
Steps I have tried to resolve this:
Modified owner and permissions on registry Key: HKCR\AppID\{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
Changed owner to Local Administrator and gave full controll to Local Admin and Domain user account.
Ran DCOMCNFG and under Computers ->My Computer-> WinInetCacheServer Properties I went to the IDENTITY TAB and changed
it to the Interactive User.
That did not help.
Ran this command: "powershell
-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml" from elevated command prompt and also did not help.
I tried downloading the App troubleshooter but it would not run.
I also tried "wsreset.exe" and got an error saying: " Windows cannot find 'ms-windows-storePurgeCaches'. Make sure you typed the name
correctly, and then try again"
When Trying to open the app and it fails I get this error under Applications in Event Viewer:
"Activation of app winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store failed with error: This app does not support the contract specified or is not installed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information."
Anyone know how to resolve this.
We are looking to implement Windows 8.1 Pro to our clients pretty soon and need to get this resolved asap.
Thanks

This is Happening on Three different computers.
All computers are Windows 8.1 Pro. This is a clean install.
When the computer is initially setup, I first sign on with my Windows Live ID and everything seems to work fine there.
After Joining the computer to the domain, none of the Metro UI apps will open, they open briefly and close.
Hi,
Did you mean that this problem only after you join the computer to the domain? if so, you may need to check whether you domain controller would install any program to your system. or you can contact domain adminstrator for further assistance.
In addition, run the following in a Command Window (CMD) to re-register the Store App:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.XML
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

On Windows Server 2008, local account passwords are reset when the server is rebooted. Why, and how do we fix?

We are running a commercial application on a Windows 2008 Server. After reboot, we cannot access the application because two services fail to start. The reason they fail to start is that the passwords to the local user accounts tied to those services have
either been deleted or reset to a different value. In order to restart the application, we must reset the passwords of these two local accounts, then stop and restart all the application's services. According to the application's maker, the accounts
must be local.
My colleague believes the passwords are being deleted or reset as a result of a global domain policy. Is this likely?
Assuming my colleague is correct, is there anything we can do locally to prevent these passwords from being deleted or reset when the server reboots? If not, what is the most granular change we can ask our AD adminstrators to make to the policy, so
that these local accounts are not touched at reboot.
Thanks.

Hello,
have you configured the accounts to have the permission "Log on as a service"? I have seen that this is not given to the account and therefore the service fails to start.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
MVP, MCP, MCTS
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
My Blog: http://blogs.msmvps.com/MWeber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
Twitter:

Help! How to migrate local account settings to domain account in Windows 8.1 Pro

All kinds of answers to this question come up for Windows 7 (even though I specify Windows 8.1 Pro)
Anyway, have a laptop originally with Win 8.1 and a local account created. Upgraded to Win 8.1 Pro and logged in as domain user. How can I copy all the settings I had as a local account to my domain account? Surely SOMEONE has found a way
to do this?

Hi,
You can use USMT to achive your goals. However, I doubt whether you would encounter some problem, as domain controller would set some restricted settings and some policy of your local account won't be applied.
To know more about USMT, please refer to the link below:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nepapfe/archive/2013/04/15/using-usmt-v-5-to-migrate-your-profile-data-apps-amp-profile-settings.aspx
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

How to use Skydrive in Surface RT, with Windows 8.1 and a local account?

Hi,
I have a Surface 1.0 (RT) with Windows RT 8.1.
I want to use Skydrive but I still want to keep using my local account.
How can I do that?
Thanks in advance,
With the best regards,
dmsousa

Hi Maurice,
Based on your description, can you access the shortcut files from your Surface tablets?
Regarding this error, the following threads can be referred to for more information.
Event ID: 4098 Source: Group Policy Shortcuts
http://www.eventid.net/display-eventid-4098-source-Group%20Policy%20Shortcuts-eventno-11305-phase-1.htm
Event 4098 (Warning)
http://community.spiceworks.com/windows_event/show/1676-group-policy-files-4098
Best regards,
Frank Shen

Access windows server 2003 from a local user machine (windows 7 pro)?

Is there a way to look up user accounts from a local machine running windows 7 pro without having to always go to the physical server itself?
The reason is the location of the server, a bit of an inconvenience.
It's a windows server 2003 btw.
Thank you,
Cris

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Good to hear that you go it working.
In respect to your another question, it seems that you want to have with smart card technique for password without entering manual credential. Please check following article for information.
Smart Card and Remote Desktop Services
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff404286(v=WS.10).aspx
Guidelines for enabling smart card logon with third-party certification authorities
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281245
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

How to disable UAC for standard account in windows 8.1 single language OS

Hi,
How to Disable UAC in a standard account on windows 8.1 single language OS.
application for mobile modem (TATA DOCOMO) always asks for administrator password, in windows 7 I used to just set UAC never Prompt in admin account and same setting would reflect in standard user account and then users where not prompted for password but in
windows 8.1 single language edition I have disabled UAC in admin account but in standard account the setting for UAC was still in default (notify me when programs try to make changes to my computer), if I try to set never, the ok button is greyed out with
message saying that you must be logged in as administrator.
And Group policy editor, local security policy are not available in windows 8.1 single language.
can any one give command to disable UAC using CMD.
OR
set registry to not prompt for admin password.
Thanks in advance..........

Hi Ed,
But in control panel -> user accounts -> Change user account control settings
I can set the settings to always notify
and default notify when programs try to make changes to computer.
But I can't set it to never prompt because only administrator as power to do that and if I set never prompt in administrator account the settings in standard user remains in
always notify.
so please let me know, if there is any other way to over come the problem.
Main problem is application from unknown source always prompt for admin password.
I need to disable it from prompting for admin password to run applications in standard accounts.

Help needed to log into an Open Directory account which has the same username as the local account

Hello,
I have successfully setup a Mac OS X Lion Server and it is an Open Directory Master. On the server Ihave created an account with the name 'Connor'. I have numerous Macs (allrunning OS X 10.7 Lion) connected to this server but on one of the Macs thereis a local account with the name 'Connor' too (the local and networked accountshave different passwords). I want to log into the Open Directory account onthat mac. So, I have done an authenticated bind to the server, but when I go tolog in the password box shakes. I think the computer thinks I am trying to loginto the local account and not the Open Directory account. On Windows, I canlog into either the local accounts or the networked accounts by typing\LOCAL-COMPUTER-NAME\Connor. So, I was wondering if there was a similar commandto do this on Mac.
I don't think I haveworded this very well, so if someone doesn't understand please ask me somequestion about the problem and I will try and explain it better.
Any help would be greatlyappreciated,
Connor

Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I have used directory utility to do an authenticated bind to my server. I also have no problem logging into other accounts in the Open Directory. But, I just can't log into the account which has the same name both in the Open Directory and locally.
Was there something I missed in Directory Utility? Could you please help me if this is so.
Thanks for replying so quickly

Macbook bound to AD won't allow network login or new local account creation

As the title states I am having an issue related to a macbook pro that is bound to active directory. The only option we tweak when binding the macs to AD is that we opt to "create mobile account" option under directory utility.
It also seems that while we can login through the local admin account, new local accounts cannot be created (the account creation window hangs when you create account).
Any help would be appreciated

Hi
To successfully bind a mac workstation to Active Directory certain things need to be in place:
DNS has to be fully resolving on both pointers. This is done on the PDC or whatever server is the designated DNS Server.
Date and Time settings need to be adjusted to reflect whatever is designated as the NTP Server in the AD environment. Adjust the Date & Time Preferences Pane and find out from the Windows Network Administrator what the NTP Server IP address is.
You must use account credentials that has authority for the AD Domain. If you're trying to use your own account it may be restricted in what it can do? A domain account has special privileges not usually accorded to ordinary user accounts.
This assumes you're (a) not the Active Directory Network Administrator and (b) you're using the Active Directory plug-in the login options section of the Accounts Preferences Pane. It's a good idea to click the "Open Directory Utility" button when binding to Active Directory. It's also a good idea to access the Advanced Section once the Utility has opened.
If this is failing at the bind stage then perhaps you should review the details you've been given when binding to AD? It may be worthwhile to clear the workstation from the Computer OU before you try again?
The above is not an exhaustive list but should help?
Tony

Automatically sync IMAP account (provider) and LOCAL account (my Mac)

Hi everybody
I've searched a lot but didn't find an answer yet. Maybe someone can give me a hint.
I'm looking for a functionality similar to E-Mail favourites in WIndows. The target is to automatically make a copy of some folders in my IMAP account to my LOCAL account. I need to have access to my old E-Mails even when I'm not connected to the Internet.
Any ideas?
Greets
Hger

Hger wrote:
Hi everybody
I've searched a lot but didn't find an answer yet. Maybe someone can give me a hint.
I'm looking for a functionality similar to E-Mail favourites in WIndows. The target is to automatically make a copy of some folders in my IMAP account to my LOCAL account. I need to have access to my old E-Mails even when I'm not connected to the Internet.
go to mail preferences->accounts->advanced and check the option "Keep copies of messages for offline viewing"->"all messages and attachments". then you'll have them on your mac and will be able to use them even when not connected to internet.
Any ideas?
Greets
Hger

Create Local Account

I bought a used Windows 8 laptop and upgraded it to Windows 8.1 Update 1. Two questions:
-When I upgraded to 8.1 it asked me for my Microsoft account info, which I entered, not realizing this created my user as a network account. I then tried to change this to a Local Account, but this did not create the folders for my user in C:\Users. I then
created a new Local Account, but that did not create the folders for that user in C:\Users either. How do I create my Local User account with folders in C:\Users as in Windows 7?
-The previous owner's Local Account folder remains in C:\Users remains, with it's sub-folders. I can't seem to delete it, or rename it to my new Local User folder. I get a message saying files in use, which suggests it's linked to one of the new Local User
accounts, although I'm not certain of that.
I hate to do a complete reinstall of the OS, and I'm not even sure if I could if I wanted to, as the system has a Lenovo OEM key which I don't have ....

Hi,
Normally speaking, Windows would create a new User Profile at C:\Users after you create a new user account. There is no difference with Windows 7. You may encounter some problem during create new Local Account.
How did you create new local account? Is there any error message when your creating new loacal account?
Please follow the steps in the contents of the link below to create new account:
Create a user account:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-8
If there is any error, please feel free let us know.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

Authentication Order - Check AD first before local account

Hi
I have a 21" iMac that has the Accounts/Directory Utility/Authentication order set as follows:
- /Local/Default
- /BSD/local
- /Active Directory/All Domains
- /LDAPv3/<mac server dns>
My iMac has a local Administrator account with all other users authenticating to my Windows AD.
However, something that I want to do is to create a local user that has the same name as a AD account. If that account is used with the network cable unplugged I want it to authenticate locally. If the network cable is plugged in I want it to authenticate to the AD.
I thought I would be able to do this by swapping around the authentication order - putting /Active Directory/All Domains first. BUT... you can't move that above /Local/Default or /BSD/local.
Is what I want to achieve possible?
(the reason for doing this is so that the iMac can be taken offsite and used with the same username, yet share the same local profile whether connected to the network or not.)
Thanks
Andrew

Hi
+"Is what I want to achieve possible?"+
No. Local Users will always take precedence and if there's a networked account named the same as a local one, the local one will always log in regardless of what you do short of deleting the local account of course.
There is actually a 'built-in' solution you may not be aware of? Depending on how you want to do this you could simply access the Advanced Section of the AD Connector and enable the option to create a mobile account on login. This will cache/create the network folder locally in /Users. In effect an additional local account that is not really local. You could read more about the advantages and disadvantages as well as possible uses of Mobile Accounts here:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/UserMgmtv10.6.pdf
Page 148.
Tony

Local Account copy to Domain account

Windows 8.1 Home version upgraded To Windows 8.1 Pro. Created Domain account. Local account is a Microsoft account. Is there a way to transfer the profile contents and settings to new domain account?

You could use the copy profile method as listed here
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781200%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 (written for 2003 but the same is still available in 8.1).
Alternatively you can do it manually as explained step by step here
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/24026.step-by-step-migrate-local-user-profile-to-domain-user-profile-with-all-settings.aspx

Can't connect to Azure Win 8.1 Enterprise virtual computer via RDP with Microsoft Account but Local Account

Hello Community,
I have Problems to connect to a virtual Computer on Windows Azure. But only when I host a Windows 8.1 Enterprise Computer in Azure. When I use a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual Computer I can connect without Problems. Also when I use a Local Account on my
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Laptop at home with which I want to connect to the virtual computer, I can connect to the machine. But when I use a Microsoft Account on my Laptop it fails with "Authentification failure"
I hope anybody can help me. Thanks in advance :)

This guy solved it:
http://troubleshootingsql.com/2014/06/04/how-to-log-into-an-azure-vm-using-a-microsoft-account/

Local accounts in Windows 8.1

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for