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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Renaming an Outlook Profile

 

Make sure Outlook is fully shut down.

Start the Registry Editor (regedit) and go to

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\<version>\Outlook\Profiles

Outlook 365 and Outlook 2016

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles

Outlook 2013

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles

Under that label all the profiles are listed.

Right-click on a label and choose Rename.  We’ve changed the profile from the useless default ‘Outlook’ to something clearer.

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Windows 10 & network share access denied

 Symptom

This is what you see when you try to go to any \\something network share:

\\something is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The account is not authorized to log in from this station.

Share access problem


Solution

Fire up the registry editor (regedit). Navigate to:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

Create key for network access

Here, you will need to create a new parameter (32-bit DWORD). Right-click:

Add new key

Then, name it AllowInsecureGuestAuth and assign it a value of 1.

Value

The hive should look thusly:

View after, key added

And you're done. Reboot, and enjoy your network access.


 https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-10-network-share-access.html


And more reference:

https://blog.xuite.net/yh96301/blog/548723165-Windows+10+%E5%AD%98%E5%8F%96%E7%B6%B2%E5%9F%9F%E5%85%A7%E5%88%86%E4%BA%AB%E7%9A%84%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99

Mapped Network Drives don’t work in Windows 10 v2004



There are several fixes or workarounds for this issue. On my systems, I had to remove the Windows credentials for the target computer using the Credential Manager. Then, I remapped the drives, typed in the username and password for the network share. That did the trick on my Windows 10 v2004 systems.

Reset the stored credentials using Credential Manager

Removing the stored username & password for the network share, and then remapping the network drive helps in some cases.

  1. Open Control Panel → User Accounts → Credential Manager
  2. Select Windows Credentials
  3. Under Windows Credentials, click the chevron next to the name of the network computer (or NAS) that hosts the share.
    windows 10 2004 mapped network drives not working
  4. Click Remove to delete the stored credentials of that particular computer or share.
  5. When the Delete Windows Credential dialog appears asking, “Are you sure you want to permanently delete this Windows credential?”, click Yes to continue
  6. Exit the Credential Manager window.
  7. Open This PC and disconnect the mapped drive.
    windows 10 2004 mapped network drives not working
  8. Restart Windows.
  9. Map the network drive again, with the Reconnect at sign-in option enabled.
  10. Restart Windows to check if the drive mapping works.

That should fix the problem. If not, follow the next procedure.

Add the “ProviderFlags” registry value

Adding the ProviderFlags (DWORD 32-bit) registry value and set its data to 1 helps some users, especially if your mapped network drive points to an old SMBv1 share. Follow these steps:

  1. Right-click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  2. Locate the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network\[drive letter]

    Note: The [drive letter] placeholder represents the mapped drive.

  3. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value named ProviderFlags
  4. Double-click ProviderFlags value. In the Value data box, type 1
    windows 10 2004 mapped network drives not working
  5. Repeat the above procedure for each mapped network drive on the computer.
  6. Click OK, and exit Registry Editor.
  7. Restart Windows.

See if the mapped network drive persists across reboot.

Credits to user LeeB1430 for the above fix.

Map network drives using a batch file

If none of the above fixes help, then, as a workaround, you can map the network drive at every startup using a batch file.

  1. Copy the following lines and paste them in Notepad. Change the network or computer name, the share name, and the drive letter accordingly to match yours.
    timeout /t 30
    net use z: "\\networkname\sharedfolder" /persistent:no

    The parameter persistent:no is equivalent to unchecking the Reconnect at sign-in option in the Map Network Drive dialog box.

  2. Save the file as mapdrive.bat
  3. Open the Startup folder of your user profile by typing shell:startup in the Run dialog.
    (To know more about the shell: commands, check out this article.)
  4. Place the batch file mapdrive.bat or its shortcut in the Startup folder.

That’s it. The drive mappings are created at every startup rather than making it persistent across reboots.

Important

The batch file method assumes that the username and password of the network drive are already stored under Windows Credentials. To store it, you may map the network drive interactively using the Map a Network Drive menu option, with the Reconnect at sign-in enabled. Then, disconnect the mapped network drive. That way, the username & password get stored in the Credentials Manager.

Alternatively, you can add the user name and password of the network share using the Add a Windows Credential option.

windows 10 2004 mapped network drives not working

Note: A similar workaround using PowerShell is available in the Microsoft Knowledgebase article Mapped network drive may fail to reconnect in Windows 10

Hope one of the fixes or workarounds helped you access your mapped network drives without any issues in Windows 10 2004.


Source from: 

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/mapped-network-drives-fix-windows-10-v2004/

Turn back the clock to Windows 7 Photo Viewer from Windows 10

如何在Windows 10上用回Windows 7的看圖軟件

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpg]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.jpeg]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.gif]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.png]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.bmp]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.tiff]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"
; Change Extension's File Type
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.ico]
@="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff"

.....................................


Win7_Photo_Viewer.reg