Windows 10: Windows 10 login: how to chnage e-mail/pin combination into name/password

Hi,


I set up a new laptop running Win10. During the setting, I was asked to provide an e-mail address and a PIN. As a result,


- I now need to login with my e-mail address and this PIN... which is not what I wished (to be comparable with my other computers running Win7, I wished to login with my name and password (example: "John N. Smile" / password)).


- Windows has created a c:\user directory with a fancy name that only vaguely corresponds to my name (again, for my other computers running Win7, I wished to have this c:\user directory to use my name (so, in y example, "John N. Smile".


I visited the users tab in the computer management app, and found only one user for me with

- a name which is incomplete (John Smile and I'd like it to be John N. Smile)

- no password ...


Question #1; what will happen if I change the name (into the correct, full one) and set a password ? Would I still need to login with my e-mail address and a PIN or will I need to login with the new name and the password ?


Queston #2: I wish to share some of my directories. When I tried to do that (Properties > Sharing...) I see that the owner of the directory is "John Smile (my-e-mail-address)".... (thus the combination of my incomplete name and of my e-mail address). How will that work when I'll try to map this directory from another computer ? Will I need to use "John Smile" as username or "John Smile (my-e-mail-address)" and what will be the password (my PIN or a password I'd need to create (see question #1).


Any suggestion ?

:)

 

Want to login with password, not pin


Switch to local account and there will be no e-mail at login:

Tutorials | Switch to Local Account in Windows 10

In Settings / Accounts click on Sign in options:

 

Windows Live Mail by Windows 7

Dear All,

Core i3 with Windows 7 Home. Recently swapped the HD
due to crash & reinstalled Win 7 including WLM (Windows
Live Mail). I encountered 3 problems while configuring
my account & restoring the (previously exported) inbox.

1/ A family member of mine used my system to check his e-mail.
To do this he created a second account in WLM in order to read
his hotmail e-mail traffic. I have now deleted the account but
when WLM is launched i repeatedly get a login window
containing the details of the family member's e-mail address
instead of my details. How can i clear this and make sure that
when WLM is launched only my e-mail addres is visible?

2/ Mijn account is configured to remember its password,
and enable immediate access of my mails.
Despite of this i get a login window when WLM is started.
When i fill out e-mailaddress & password and press enter
the account is not recognised and WLM pretends that e-mail
address or password are wrong. Nevertheless i can see the headers
of my e-mails and if i close the login window i can also access & read
the e-mails.. How can i remove the login window permanently?

3/ I'd like to disable the option "leave copy on server" Where can i find
this option in WLM?

Thanks in advance,
Dilbert

 

Microsoft Account PIN and password

We appreciate the screenshot that you provided. to start troubleshooting the issue with you logins, we suggest that you follow the steps below on how login pin goes back to password:

• Click Start menu and go to Settings.
• In Settings, click the Accounts icon.
• Click on Sign-in options.
• Change both your password and pin one by one.

Let us know how it goes.