Users

I am using Windows 11 Home.

PC is only two months old and today, when I start/restart my computer there are now two logins shown, both with the same name. One is my usual profile which includes the icon of my spaceman pic. The other is just my name.

Every time I start/restart the computer it defaults to the generic icon as the user name and says my password in incorrect. I then click on the proper user icon to log in, which is correct.

how can i remove the extraneous user.

Hello, and welcome.

It sounds like you need to set up netplwiz again like in option one of the tutorial below.

Brink said:

Hello, and welcome.

It sounds like you need to set up netplwiz again like in option one of the tutorial below.

Enable or Disable Automatically Sign in Account at Startup in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically sign in to a specific account at startup to boot directly to the desktop in Windows 11. By default at the startup of Windows 11, you need to dismiss the Lock screen, select the account you want to sign in to on the Sign-in...

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Hi Brink,

thanks for reaching out.

when i ran netplwiz the options were greyed out, as per below and option to click Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer, was not present.

any other ideas?

Yep, you'll just need to do what's in the note box below that step below to get the check box back.

If you turned on For improved security, only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device (aka: passwordless sign-in), you will not see the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box until you turn off For improved security, only allow Windows Hello sign-in for Microsoft accounts on this device.