Windows 10: One PC, two accounts, one licence?

Discus and support One PC, two accounts, one licence? in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hello there, I'd like to know if I need two separate Windows 10 licences if I want to use one PC but with two different A/D accounts. The background... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by XCASE, Sep 30, 2020.

  1. XCASE Win User

    One PC, two accounts, one licence?


    Hello there,

    I'd like to know if I need two separate Windows 10 licences if I want to use one PC but with two different A/D accounts. The background is that my company wants to give every employee one account with and one account without admin rights.

    Thank you for your help.

    :)
     
    XCASE, Sep 30, 2020
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  2. Vesao Win User

    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Sep 30, 2020
    #2
  3. How to verify that my Windows 10 licence is associated with my Hotmail/Microsoft account

    Do those steps:

    • Use the keyboard shortcut Windows-I to open the Settings application.
    • Select Update & Security.
    • Select Activation


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    Here you see the current status. If the account has no licence you can click on Add an account, enter your account data and the account gets the license added.

    You can see this in the next step in the same dialog:


    One PC, two accounts, one licence? Gc0yx.png


     
    magicandre1981, Sep 30, 2020
    #3
  4. One PC, two accounts, one licence?

    Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


    I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
    We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
    I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
    Step 1:
    Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

    1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
    2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
    3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
    Step 2:
    I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
    3. Select add someone else on this PC.
    4. Enter a user name and hit next.
    5. Click on Finish.
    6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
    Step 3:
    It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.
     
    hurricane51, Sep 30, 2020
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