Windows Embedded Standard 7 for HP Thin Clients - Administrator Guide

Managing user accounts
Use the User Accounts utility to manage existing user accounts. To open the User Accounts utility:
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In the Control Panel, click User Accounts.
Changing an account’s password
To change an account’s password:
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Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and then click Change a password.
NOTE: Passwords cannot be changed by a user account.
Creating additional user accounts
NOTE: Due to flash drive space constraints, you should keep the number of user accounts to a
minimum.
Use the User Accounts utility to create new user accounts or manage existing ones.
Use the User Accounts utility to create new user accounts. To open the User Accounts utility:
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In the Control Panel, click User Accounts.
A new user’s profile is based on the Default User profile template, which includes policies similar to
the factory-defined Administrator account. This new account will default to membership within the
local Users group. If the Default User profile settings are changed from those set at the factory, the
changed settings are automatically applied to any newly created user profile—local or domain. Any
local accounts created or cached domain accounts logged into this device prior to changes made to
the Default User profile are unaffected by these changes—only accounts logged in or cached after
the changes are affected.
TIP: Write roaming profiles to the C: drive. For roaming profiles to work and be downloaded, there
must be sufficient flash space available. In some cases, it might be necessary to remove software
components to free up space for roaming profiles. Roaming profiles will not be retained when the thin
client is rebooted.
For a new user to match the characteristics of the predefined User account, you must add the new
user to the Power Users group. Otherwise, the new user will not be able to add a local printer. The
user's actions are still limited while the user is in the Power Users group. You might also want to
apply specific Windows policies to the new account to restrict certain actions or behaviors.
Configuring automatic logon
The thin client can be configured to log on to a specific user account automatically. To configure
automatic logon:
1. In the Control Panel, click HP Logon Manager.
2. In the Windows Logon Configuration dialog box, check the Enable Autologon box, type the
account credentials and domain name, and then click OK.
The configured account will be logged on to automatically during system startup.
TIP: To log on as a different user or as an administrator when automatic logon is enabled, simply
log off the current account to return to the Windows logon screen.
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