Macrium Reflect uses the standard Windows task scheduler to schedule backup jobs. To ensure that tasks can run when no users are logged on to the computer it is necessary to supply a Windows user account and login password. These are the same details that are used when you login to Windows:
How do I see what my actual user account name is?
The actual account name can be different to the name used at the Windows login screen. If you are having difficulty finding your user account name then:
Click
Windowthe Windows start button and type
cmd
to run:
Code Block cmd
For more information on starting a command prompt
.Type
whoami
and press Enter:please see Running an elevated command prompt
In the command prompt window, type:
Code Block whoami
The screen-shot shows that the user account currently logged on is
Richard
.Note: for Windows XP, the command is:
Code Block title Windows XP echo %username%.
I don't use a password but the scheduler is prompting for one
...
- Click Windows key
- Type
netplwiz
and press Enter. Check Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer and click Apply.
3. To manage/change your user account password press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
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