Yeah yeah call me a lib for not having Linux, let me just shit on what I had to work with (I’m being dramatic but still):
Not only is there not an option for making a guest account like on Windows 7, they also forbid you from creating a new local account by the first name “Guest” !! Calling it “Visitor” works but sounds kinda stupid imo. Why do I gotta go through hoops to let people use my laptop without worrying they’ll see gay porn or personal journal entries??
Also, you’re allowed to make a new user without a microsoft account, but it seems like they intentionally make it seem like you can’t at first (it’ll ask you for a microsoft account and have it seem like the only option, until you get more options after clicking “I don’t have this person’s sign in information”)
All these updates really drive home that we cant even have personal property anyomore.
After the update I have a 25GB folder of Windows (old). What does that mean? is it redundant? Then why not delete it.
Windows old can be removed. It’s a leftover from the upgrade process so it can roll back if the upgrade failed.
Windows doesn’t do trash disposal well, so it remains; similarly, you should see how much old crap is left behind from updates that you’ve already installed and don’t need local copies of anymore.
# Powershell
$GuestPassword = Read-Host -AsSecureString
New-LocalUser "Guest User" -Password $GuestPassword
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Guests" -Member "Guest User"
Or use the “local users and groups” management console snap-in.
Why do I gotta go through hoops to let people use my laptop without worrying they’ll see gay porn or personal journal entries
windows is finally taking a firm stance in the debate of “if you look in private places you deserve to be shocked by what you find”
it’s just disabled by default because it’d be a huge security flaw if enabled by default. you can enable it in Computer Management with whatever your admin account is. I have a admin account separate from the account i use all the time.
I mean fair, the guest accounts should’ve still required passwords on windows 7, but disabling having an option for it by default seems dumb
afaik know, a new install of windows 11 just has Guest disabled, you just have to right click and enable. i just checked my work laptop where i am an admin in IT and the Guest profile is in disabled computer management, i dont have to run a command to get it to enable or appear. unless youre on windows 11 home maybe? plus even if it wasnt there, making a new local account is nothing.
unless youre on windows 11 home maybe
Yeah there’s no option in computer management, didn’t even know there’s two different versions of windows 11 but I’m apparently on home
Have to use it on my work laptop and in a lot of ways it’s just different/difficult enough to be infuriating.
I think there’s an update for it now, but the clock doesn’t have seconds by default? Like, not even an option to turn them on. Wtf
