Solved "Other User" is the default after updating to 22H2, but the user doesn't exist


MrYossu

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Had my lap top (Dell Precision 7760) on Win11 21H1 (not sure about that last digit) for a while, and am the only user that has ever been set up (other than the default Windows ones). When the lap top started up, it would show the log-in screen with my user account ready for me to enter a password.

I just updated to Win11 22H2 (build 22621.1413), and when it restarted, instead of showing my user account, it shows "Other User" with a message saying the password is incorrect. The only option is to click that button, which then shows the password box for Other User. I have to click my real user in the bottom left corner, and then enter my password.

I had the exact same issue a couple of months ago, and rolled back to the previous version of Windows. However, I would really like to use the latest version, but would like to go back to the way it was before, without this Other User.

I looked in C:\Users, but there is only my normal folder and Public.

I looked in the following two registry keys...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

...but they both showed the same...

Screenshot 2023-03-17 164539.png

I tried entering my user name in the DefaultUserName item in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, but when I rebooted, I had two logins, both with the same user name. The AutoAdminLogon was already set to 1 there.

I tried running the two commands mentioned in this post, and they gave the output pasted below.

Following another post in that thread, I used Powershell and ran...

Get-EventLog -LogName System | Where-Object {$_.EventID -eq 1511} | Select-Object -Property Source, EventID, InstanceId, Message

...but this didn't return anything.

Finally, I had a go at enabling automatic sign in, using the instructions found in this tutorial. However, I didn't get the checkbox mentioned...

Screenshot 2023-03-17 165516.png

I don't have Windows Hello enabled, as it claims it can't find my camera, so I have no idea why the checkbox isn't showing.

Anyone any idea what's going on? Whilst I can live with the extra clicks at log-in, it's pretty annoying and I'd like to get rid of it.

Thanks for any help you can give. Here is the output from those two commands...

Code:
reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
    Default    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users\Default
    ProfilesDirectory    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users
    ProgramData    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\ProgramData
    Public    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users\Public

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-18
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0xc
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile
    RefCount    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010100000000000512000000
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-19
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-20
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-873611097-134911673-2401337424-1001
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Users\AY Silver
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010500000000000515000000593F1234B9960A085080218FE9030000
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    A0C135B3E558D901
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x9914ffa2
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    RunLogonScriptSync    REG_DWORD    0x0
    LocalProfileUnloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x7b288ae2
    LocalProfileUnloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-80-2652535364-2169709536-2857650723-2622804123-1107741775
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010600000000000550000000447A1A9EE0235381234A54AA9BD0549C4FCC0642
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    A0A21328E958D901
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\SQLTELEMETRY
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x92872f24
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-80-3880718306-3832830129-1677859214-2598158968-1052248003
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010600000000000550000000E20F4FE7B15874E48E19026478C2DC9AC307B83E
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    00965128E958D901
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\MSSQLSERVER
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x92872f24
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0

reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
    Default    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users\Default
    ProfilesDirectory    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users
    ProgramData    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\ProgramData
    Public    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %SystemDrive%\Users\Public

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-18
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0xc
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile
    RefCount    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010100000000000512000000
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-19
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-20
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    %systemroot%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-873611097-134911673-2401337424-1001
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Users\AY Silver
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010500000000000515000000593F1234B9960A085080218FE9030000
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    A0C135B3E558D901
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x9914ffa2
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    RunLogonScriptSync    REG_DWORD    0x0
    LocalProfileUnloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x7b288ae2
    LocalProfileUnloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-80-2652535364-2169709536-2857650723-2622804123-1107741775
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010600000000000550000000447A1A9EE0235381234A54AA9BD0549C4FCC0642
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    A0A21328E958D901
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\SQLTELEMETRY
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x92872f24
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-80-3880718306-3832830129-1677859214-2598158968-1052248003
    Flags    REG_DWORD    0x0
    State    REG_DWORD    0x0
    Sid    REG_BINARY    010600000000000550000000E20F4FE7B15874E48E19026478C2DC9AC307B83E
    FullProfile    REG_DWORD    0x1
    Migrated    REG_BINARY    00965128E958D901
    ProfileImagePath    REG_EXPAND_SZ    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\MSSQLSERVER
    LocalProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x92872f24
    LocalProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x1d958ec
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileAttemptedProfileDownloadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeLow    REG_DWORD    0x0
    ProfileLoadTimeHigh    REG_DWORD    0x0
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
Hello MrYossu, :alien:

If you had set up netplwiz to automatically sign in to an account like in option one of the tutorial below, and you either changed the account's password or computer name afterwards, it could cause this "Other User" issue.

If this is the case, then you could either set up netplwiz again below to update it, or check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box to sort this.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Hey Brink thanks for the fast reply.

I never touched netplwiz before today, and the account password and computer name have never been changed.

I did try to follow that tutorial, but as I said above, I don't have the checkbox you mention.

Any other ideas? Thanks again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
To clarify my first comment, my account is the only one that's ever existed on this lap top, and Windows always defaulted to my user when it started up. It's only since this update that it did anything different.

As I said before, I had the exact same issue last time I tried this update (and have never had it any other time), so it does look related.

Thanks again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
I had a go at enabling automatic sign in, using the instructions found in this tutorial. However, I didn't get the checkbox mentioned...

I don't have Windows Hello enabled, as it claims it can't find my camera, so I have no idea why the checkbox isn't showing.
You don't need a working camera for your PC to have been set up as a password-less device, which is the default for a clean install. You can turn this off in the registry.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
You don't need a working camera for your PC to have been set up as a password-less device, which is the default for a clean install. You can turn this off in the registry.

Forgot to mention that the reg setting is already at 00000002.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
Forgot to mention that the reg setting is already at 00000002.

Thanks
Disabling it instead will have the check box available in netplwiz.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Forgot to mention that the reg setting is already at 00000002.
Set to 2 it is enabled, you need it set to 0 to disable passwordless sign-in.

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
@Bree Ah, silly me! I misread it and thought I needed to set it to 2.

OK, set to 0, and now when the laptop starts, it doesn't show any users at all. If I click the mouse, it shows my user, with no sign of "Other User" anywhere, so we're definitely winning.

However, can I have it like it was before, where it shows my user already, so I only need to enter the password? I've lost the plot a bit, and am not sure what setting gets it to do that. I don't want automatic sign-in, I want to have to enter my password, just not have to click to get my user account show (like it was before this update messed it up). I tried changing AutoAdminLogon to 1, which did select my user, but gave the the "Password is incorrect" message, meaning I had to click it to get to the password box.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
....when the laptop starts, it doesn't show any users at all. If I click the mouse, it shows my user, with no sign of "Other User" anywhere, so we're definitely winning.

However, can I have it like it was before, where it shows my user already, so I only need to enter the password?
You are seeing the lock screen at start up, which is cleared by clicking on it to show the sign in screen.

This tutorial tells you how to turn off the lock screen at start up, or when you lock the computer.

 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
@Bree Ah, you people are amazing! I just wish Microsoft wouldn't muck around with these things. Was working just how I wanted it before the update, no idea why they had to make it so hard to get back to where I was.

Thanks again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    Aorus X570 Elite
    Memory
    96Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    2047MB NVIDIA NVS 510
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278 (2560x1440@59Hz), DELL S2721DS (2560x1440@59Hz), F22 (1920x1080@60Hz), DELL E2311H (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    931GB Force MP600 primary drive
    931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-759BA1 data drive
    5589GB Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA)) external backup
    Other Info
    See http://speccy.piriform.com/results/a0tsEUMm6hE5R4aEwpTCg3a for full specs
Super glad I came across this thread. I had the same issue after going to 23H2 update. Glad this thread's info fixed my issue. I applied the lock screen at login change as well to get things back the way they used to be.

So I am curious, is this "other user" showing up at login now some sort of bug and these are just workarounds to mask the issue? Or where this settings that we are changing things that were actually in place before, and somehow they got deactivated during the windows upgrade?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built Asus Motherboard
    CPU
    13th Gen Core i9-13900KF 3.00 GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Z690-G
    Memory
    64GB DDR 6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus 4070TI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 34" Ultrawide 21:9 34BK95U-W
    Screen Resolution
    5K2K
    Hard Drives
    4-18TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro's 1-20TB Seagate Exos 3-2TB Samsung 990 PRO SSD's
    PSU
    Asus Thor 850 watt
    Case
    Silverstone Micro-ATX
    Cooling
    Noctua Black
    Keyboard
    Mac Space Black Keyboard
    Mouse
    MX Master 3S for Mac
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps

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