Solved Phantom account on boot screen and wrong password message


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Shortly after I got my new Lenovo laptop, I was doing some ill-informed poking around trying to eliminate the need to enter my email account and password to log in. What I wanted was to go straight to the desktop on boot. I didn't succeed at that, but did eventually get my user account (the only one on the computer) to ask for a PIN, which is OK by me.

But..

Somehow, it still boots into wanting email and password, and immediately gives me a message that the wrong password was entered, even though I didn't enter anything. At the left of the login screen, it shows two accounts with my name. If I select the one I actually use, it then goes to the PIN input. But that's an extra step and a PITA.

How do I get rid of the "wrong password" message, which I assume will mean getting rid of the phantom account?

Or bypass the whole mess and boot straight to the desktop, which was my original intent?
 

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You probably just need to go into the old Control Panel -> User Accounts. Click "Manage another account" and delete that phantom account.
 

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@Archigos BTDT.

The "phantom account" doesn't show on Control Panel/User Accounts. There is only one account showing and it's the one I boot into with the PIN.
 

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    Windows 11 22H2
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    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10
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    16gb
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    Whatever comes in it
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    No external monitor. Yet.
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Hello Buddy, :alien:

If you set up netplwiz with incorrect information by mistake, it can cause this type of message at startup.

If so, you can just use option one below to set up netplwiz again, but with the correct password (not PIN) instead to fix it.

 

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Shortly after I got my new Lenovo laptop, I was doing some ill-informed poking around trying to eliminate the need to enter my email account and password to log in. What I wanted was to go straight to the desktop on boot. I didn't succeed at that, but did eventually get my user account (the only one on the computer) to ask for a PIN, which is OK by me.

But..

Somehow, it still boots into wanting email and password, and immediately gives me a message that the wrong password was entered, even though I didn't enter anything. At the left of the login screen, it shows two accounts with my name. If I select the one I actually use, it then goes to the PIN input. But that's an extra step and a PITA.

How do I get rid of the "wrong password" message, which I assume will mean getting rid of the phantom account?

Or bypass the whole mess and boot straight to the desktop, which was my original intent?
One way would be to do a Factory Resore and start over. I would go ahead and setup Windows with the MS acount. Once setup you can create a new user with a local account. If you don't want the user with the MS account, first make sure the user with the local account has admin privileged. If it does, you can delete the user that was created with the MS account.
 

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One way would be to do a Factory Restore and start over.
Nopity-nope. Nix. Not an option for me, it was way too much work to get it where it is.
 

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    Windows 11 22H2
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    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10
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    i5-1240p
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    16gb
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    Whatever comes in it
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    Whatever comes in it
    Monitor(s) Displays
    No external monitor. Yet.
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    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Internal 512 GB SSD
    External 6 TB, 1 TB, 225 GB desktop HDD, 2TB portable HDD
    A whole army of USB flash memory sticks
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    CalDigit TS4 dock for all my USB stuff, speakers, and connect to Android phone
    HP MFP M277dw laser printer/scanner
Nopity-nope. Nix. Not an option for me, it was way too much work to get it where it is.
You asked for ideas on what to do. I gave you an option. I never said you had to do it.
 

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    Intel Core i7-10700K
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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
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    Realtek Audio
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    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
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    ESET Internet Security
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    PC/Desktop
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    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
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    16 MB DDR 4-2666
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    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
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At the left of the login screen, it shows two accounts with my name.
Brink is correct - post #4.
The tutorial procedure has been used to correct the problem time & time again. It is quick, simple & effective.

Just use NetPlWiz to stop trying to login automatically and the phantom user account will disappear.
Then, if you want, set up NetPlWiz to let your chosen user account log in automatically again. The phantom user account will not re-appear.

Best of luck,
Denis
 

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@Brink First thing - my user account is not local, it connects to MS.

I went through the steps in Option One, including first turning off the Windows Hello sign-in (which was on). Following the tutorial led me to the Change Password dialog, so I did that. TBH, the initial setup of this thing went a bit off the rails and I didn't keep a record of my MS account sign-in password. So, I entered a new password and rebooted.

After rebooting, I got a different message saying something like "You are unable to connect at this time, please check your online connection". I figured my new password wasn't the correct one for MS, so I went to the MS web site and did the "forgot my password" routine and changed my PW to the same one I'd entered in the dialog box. Figured I was home free now. Nope.

Next reboot, same message about unable to connect. Confirmed that passwords do indeed match.

Now what?
 

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    i5-1240p
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Whatever comes in it
    Sound Card
    Whatever comes in it
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    No external monitor. Yet.
    Screen Resolution
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    Internal 512 GB SSD
    External 6 TB, 1 TB, 225 GB desktop HDD, 2TB portable HDD
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    HP MFP M277dw laser printer/scanner
Lots of good suggestions above. If you go into settings/accounts, could you not just delete both accounts and set up a new one? If not - you could do a reset to factory settings. It isn't necessary to do an entire clean install (although that is one way). If it's a fairly new computer all you have to do is a reset and it puts everything back to how you started, you set up again and login again with the correct info you want.

You would need to replace all programs and files again afterwards though. There is an option to reset not removing files but I wouldn't rely on that and it may not take you back to a full out of box experience setting up again.

Settings - System - System Recovery - Reset this PC
 

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When you sign in with a Microsoft Account and password, it gives you the option to set a pin at that time. Choose a pin from the start and you never need to login with the password - just the pin.
 

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    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
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    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
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    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
@Brink First thing - my user account is not local, it connects to MS.

I went through the steps in Option One, including first turning off the Windows Hello sign-in (which was on). Following the tutorial led me to the Change Password dialog, so I did that. TBH, the initial setup of this thing went a bit off the rails and I didn't keep a record of my MS account sign-in password. So, I entered a new password and rebooted.

After rebooting, I got a different message saying something like "You are unable to connect at this time, please check your online connection". I figured my new password wasn't the correct one for MS, so I went to the MS web site and did the "forgot my password" routine and changed my PW to the same one I'd entered in the dialog box. Figured I was home free now. Nope.

Next reboot, same message about unable to connect. Confirmed that passwords do indeed match.

Now what?

In that case, go ahead and check the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box in netplwiz for now until enough time has passed to sync your new MS password.
 

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    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Poly Studio
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    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
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    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Just use NetPlWiz to stop trying to login automatically and the phantom user account will disappear.
Then, if you want, set up NetPlWiz to let your chosen user account log in automatically again. The phantom user account will not re-appear.
This is a mixed bag. If I uncheck "log-in automatically" it boots into a MS scenic splash screen. If I click anywhere on that, it takes me to PIN entry for my account. If I then recheck "log-in automatically", I'm back where it was with the "unable to connect" message.

Either way, it's two mouse clicks to get to where I enter the PIN. FWIW, I'm not stuck on having a PIN. I'd prefer it to boot to the desktop, but enabled the PIN in a futile attempt to get rid of the requirement to log in.
 

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    i5-1240p
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Whatever comes in it
    Sound Card
    Whatever comes in it
    Monitor(s) Displays
    No external monitor. Yet.
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Internal 512 GB SSD
    External 6 TB, 1 TB, 225 GB desktop HDD, 2TB portable HDD
    A whole army of USB flash memory sticks
    Mouse
    Logitech M317
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    CalDigit TS4 dock for all my USB stuff, speakers, and connect to Android phone
    HP MFP M277dw laser printer/scanner
it boots into a MS scenic splash screen
That sounds to me like the Lock screen. It can be bypassed but I suggest you delay doing so until after you have resolved your MSAccount password problems.
Enable or Disable Lock Screen - ElevenForumTutorials

I don't use MSAccounts so I cannot help you resolve that problem.
- In Windows 10, I used an MSAccount just to learn about them and it once had the same problem as you after a password change done online. It resolved itself within an hour or so.

Best of luck,
Denis
 

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That sounds to me like the Lock screen. It can be bypassed but I suggest you delay doing so until after you have resolved your MSAccount password problems.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! 👏

I disabled the lock screen using gpedit.msc and now it boots directly to asking for my PIN. No phantom account, no splash screen. Thanks a bunch @Brink and @Try3.

I realize that I made this mess myself with my ill-advised meanderings trying to get rid of the password login. Really appreciate everyone's time and patience. Virtual beers, wine, and cocktails on the house. 🍺🍷🥃🍸🍾
 

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    i5-1240p
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Whatever comes in it
    Sound Card
    Whatever comes in it
    Monitor(s) Displays
    No external monitor. Yet.
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Internal 512 GB SSD
    External 6 TB, 1 TB, 225 GB desktop HDD, 2TB portable HDD
    A whole army of USB flash memory sticks
    Mouse
    Logitech M317
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    CalDigit TS4 dock for all my USB stuff, speakers, and connect to Android phone
    HP MFP M277dw laser printer/scanner
It's easy to set up with no password and go straight to desktop on Windows 10!
 

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    Windows 11
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    Laptop
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    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
I realize that I made this mess myself with my ill-advised meanderings trying to get rid of the password login.
It is always worth creating a spare, local, Admin, password protected account so you can always be certain of being able to get into your computer in the event of anything untoward happening such as you just experienced [or, indeed, user account corruption].
My ditty applies to both Win10 & Win11 - Create two spare local, password-protected Admin accounts [post #2] in Windows 10, 11 - TenForums

All the best,
Denis
 

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It is always worth creating a spare, local, Admin, password protected account so you can always be certain of being able to get into your computer in the event of anything untoward happening such as you just experienced [or, indeed, user account corruption].
Yeah, I had visions of not being able to log in at all as I was going through this fix today.
 

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  • OS
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10
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    i5-1240p
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Whatever comes in it
    Sound Card
    Whatever comes in it
    Monitor(s) Displays
    No external monitor. Yet.
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Internal 512 GB SSD
    External 6 TB, 1 TB, 225 GB desktop HDD, 2TB portable HDD
    A whole army of USB flash memory sticks
    Mouse
    Logitech M317
    Internet Speed
    500 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    CalDigit TS4 dock for all my USB stuff, speakers, and connect to Android phone
    HP MFP M277dw laser printer/scanner
Buddy, help me pls! (Or anyone else, who can help) I have a problem just like yours. I have a Lenovo desktop computer with Windows 11. I changed my PC name, and tried to change user name. Now, after I switch PC on, it gives me a message that the wrong password was entered, even though I didn't enter anything. At the left of the login screen, it shows two accounts with my name, one with my profile picture, and one phantom. If I select the one I actually use, it then goes to the PIN input. But that's an extra step and a PITA. How do I get rid of the "wrong password" message, which I assume will mean getting rid of the phantom account? I want to be 'Winner, winner, chicken dinner! 'too :) but my IT knowledge is low. I used gpedit.msc to no avail. What's more I don't quite understand @Brink and @Try3 advice. May anyone send me detailed course of action? Thank you.
 

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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 3.40GHz
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    Lenovo
    Memory
    16,0 GB
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    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
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    Dell
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    SSD 370 GB
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Jarek,

Go to the tutorial Option 1 and do steps 1 & 4 then reboot.
Enable or Disable Automatically Sign in Account at Startup - ElevenForumTutorials
And do read the info with the yellow background. If you do not see a checkbox in NetPlWiz you will need to run the other tutorial it mentions before you can complete the NetPlWiz procedure.
That will remove the automatic login attempt & the phantom account on the login screen.

Then finish off what computer/user name changes you want before returning to the NetPlWiz tutorial to set up automatic login again.

Incidentally, I do not change user names. I create new local user accounts instead.


Best of luck,
Denis
 

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