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    4. WHat does adding the symbol "$" after an windows account name do ?
    WHat does adding the symbol "$" after an windows account name do ?

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    0  Views: 553 Answers: 1 Posted: 11 years ago
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      I do not think it is an acceptable symbol in a user name. You could try but it may get rejected. 

      11 years ago. Rating: 1
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        banksizit

        In my event logs I see whenever my screen freezes up it says .... NAME$ logged on using special credencials.NAME being my username but a $ is nownext toit
        commented 11 years ago
        Colleen

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        You should contact Windows support about this. This appears to be an issue with their app.
        commented 11 years ago


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