Solved Setting up a non-personal account

Der Snoober

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Hi there,

I need some advice and I hope you people can advise me.

I want to set up a non-personal account on my pc. It is an account that guests/friends/family/etc. can use to browse the internet and stuff like that. I don't like it when they use my account.

Already I've created a new local account. But the problem I'm facing is that, logged on with this account, I can't download stuff from the store. It seems that you need to be logged on for that.

So I see only one option ==> create a dummy Microsoft Account and use that for the guest account.

Personally I don't like the idea of creating a dummy Microsoft Account. So I'm wondering....What would you guys do?
 

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Why would you want to download an app from the store on a guest account. Now I'm that not familiar with the App Store as I don't use apps on my PC but can't you download when logged in on your account and then make them available to all users like you do with real programs!
 

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Hi steveb, thanx for your quick response :thumbsup:.

Why would I want to download apps on the guest account. Well, I want to give the guest users the full experience of Windows 8. So that also means installing apps from the store. There are some apps that my guest users will want to use. So installing apps is a must in this case.

I don't know if it is possible to login with my own account and download the apps and then logoff. I don't want to try is because I'm terribly afraid it might corrupt my own account/ profile. Perhaps someone here has more experience with this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Media Center Edition
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 750
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD 7750
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite B2481HS-B1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1x 120 GB SSD Samsung 830;
    1x 1.5 TB HDD Seagate;
    1x 2 TB HDD Western Digital;
    1x 3 TB HDD Seagate
    1x 80 GB SSD Vertex 2
    PSU
    Corsair CX 600
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 300R with Side Window
    Cooling
    Intel RTS2011 LC
    Keyboard
    DasKeyboard (blue switches)
    Mouse
    Wacom Baboo Tablet Pen & Touch
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbit FullDuplex Fiberglass
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I also own the following Microsoft devices:
    * Surface Pro 2 128 GB
    * Windows Phone HTC 8X
OK I was thinking you wanted your guests to be able to download apps.

If you want to install a selection of apps for guests to use then in that case set up your guest account as a local account, login into that account, open the App Store and login to the store with your account details, (the login is session based so once you exit the store your login is not remembered). Install the apps you want, close the App Store and log out. The guest account will now have those apps available when anyone logs into it.
 

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    Win 8
Oh and do you really own a Rover?

Haha, no I drive Toyota. The avatar is me being undercover. Rover is my reallife name you see.

Thanks for the other tips. Will try them tomorrow.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Media Center Edition
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 750
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD 7750
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite B2481HS-B1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1x 120 GB SSD Samsung 830;
    1x 1.5 TB HDD Seagate;
    1x 2 TB HDD Western Digital;
    1x 3 TB HDD Seagate
    1x 80 GB SSD Vertex 2
    PSU
    Corsair CX 600
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 300R with Side Window
    Cooling
    Intel RTS2011 LC
    Keyboard
    DasKeyboard (blue switches)
    Mouse
    Wacom Baboo Tablet Pen & Touch
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbit FullDuplex Fiberglass
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I also own the following Microsoft devices:
    * Surface Pro 2 128 GB
    * Windows Phone HTC 8X
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