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What the heck is account unknown (S-1-15-3-4096} and why can't I get this question answered? In simple terms

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2014-06-05T14:09:57+00:00

What is this account unknown found on the list of permissions? Why can't anyone answer in simple terms?

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Lz365 38,201 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2014-06-05T17:10:39+00:00

Hi Sheryl,

I guess the answer to your question is in thread How do I remove the unknown account (S-1-15-3-4096)?

And to "why can't I get this question answered? In simple terms": this might be because people participating to this community are mainly volunteers, with their own level of expertise, they don't necessarily have the answer to all questions... (like me) and sometimes answers are a few clicks away from the Search button.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Lz.

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  1. Lz365 38,201 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-06-12T08:18:40+00:00

    Hi Sheryl,

    The Community is organized by product then by version of product. The link I provided was in the "Windows 8" bucket, not in Windows 8.1.

    The two versions are not that different so my suggestion would be to proceed as follow if you search for something regarding Windows 8.x:

    1. Go to Categories at the top of the Community page
    2. Select Windows in the drop down menu
    3. Make your search from there

    Make the test and simply copy (S-1-15-3-4096) then paste this into the Search text box + [Enter]. This should bring something like:

    It is true that non-Windows 8.x threads might be brought to your attention as the search is made on all versions of Windows (we chose Windows only at #2 and not Windows 8 or Windows 8.1) but I strongly believe it's a better approach than selecting a product version (the search is more restrictive) except if the issue relates to a feature that didn't exist in prior versions.

    Hope this all makes sense & help

    Cheers

    Lz.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-06-11T18:57:30+00:00

    What words should I enter into the search

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