Solved sign in with the standard account and see and access admin stuff

copiman

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I have several PCs that only have one user account (Admin). The user of the PC has used this Admin account for some time and over time accumulated docs, pics, browser settings, desktop configurations, etc...

I want to add a standard user account and have everything transfer to the user account from the Admin account they were using such as docs, pics, browser settings, desktop configuration, etc...

Basically what I'm wanting to do is have the user sign in with the standard account and see and access their stuff as normal as if nothing changed other than they now cannot utilize the admin account (no downloading, altering, installing software, etc...


Not sure what to call this type of action so searching for the procedure has been difficult. Not sure if the action necessary is universal between Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 which are the 3 OS I have between the 3 PCs. Any guidance in achieving this task would be great.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium
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Windows 7 Home Premium
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I work on many PCs/Laptops for people to get hands on experience. I am a student at a technical college learning about computers and networks.
Outside of a complicated permissions setup, I've been using a long-term easier way. I have none of my stuff in Users [acct] AppData, all of my programs have been "told" to create/copy/move/save data stuff onto Data partition, accessed by anyone & everyone.
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bitDesktop i5; Acers i5 & i7desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
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PC/Desktop
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Antec desktop; Acer Aspire laptops
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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Desktop i5; Acers i5 & i7
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desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
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1TB split into 2 equal partitions [OS and data] usable by RJS
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AT&T DSL
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FF, GChrome, msIE
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Windows 7 Firewall, Emsisoft AM/AV, MSE [scan-only], SpywareBlaster, Ruiware/BillP combine
Docs photos etc admin can copy them to new user or put them somewhere they can see them
 

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win 8 32 bit
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win 8 32 bit
Don't know why I did not think of this. I first made another Admin account. Then I made the original user (Admin) that each user used to sign in with into a standard account. This way when they log in with the standard account, their desk top looks the same.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
All
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Info
I work on many PCs/Laptops for people to get hands on experience. I am a student at a technical college learning about computers and networks.
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