I'm being forced to login twice. Every time, from every device No matter what device or browser I use, I'm forced to enter login information a second time. I've cleared cookies, used different browsers, and I'm having the same experience on mobile or desktop. Windows recently updated to the newest version and since then I have had to log in twice at the lock screen to enter my desktop. It happens every single time and I tested with a few restarts. After logging in once, it 'refreshes' and loads the lock screen again and then after logging in the second time it brings me to the dekstop. Windows 10 STILL Makes Me Sign in TWICE to Come Up - but WOULD NOT AT ALL, Last Night (until I RE-BUILT IT), and Now Windows Won't Let Me Cut and Paste What I Wrote in WORD to This Blog!!!
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NetplwizIn Windows search type “netplwiz”.Click netplwiz in the search results.This opens a User Accounts dialog.First, if more than one account is listed, click on the account for which you want to log in automatically.Then uncheck the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer option.Click OK, and you’ll be asked to provide the password for the account.Once you’ve entered that, you’re done. The machine will now sign in to Windows automatically, bypassing the log-in prompt. Auto-signin and securitySigning in automatically is a security risk. Anyone could walk up to your computer (even if you had logged out or locked the screen) and it simply by unplugging it. On reboot, the machine would automatically log in, and they would have complete access.Remember that this is completely unrelated to any login that might be enforced by your screen saver. That’s a separate setting specifically for screen savers, and has nothing to do with logging in to the PC; it’s simply a security setting applied when you dismiss a screen saver.
This is a very common question. The answer’s a bit buried, but it’s actually quite simple. And for the most part, it applies not only to Windows 8, but Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows Vista as well.
It's not uncommon to set up Windows 10 only to find you're required to log in with a Microsoft account. I'll show you how to restore a local account sign-in. If you have the password for the administrator account, you can easily elevate any other login account to have administrator privileges. On returning from a screen saver, Windows can ask for a password. That's a security measure that can be turned off - but be sure first.Footnotes & references: In Windows 8, search by just typing at the Start screen. In Windows 7 and Vista, use the Run command from the start menu – or Windows Key + R – to run the “netplwiz” command.: At this writing, Windows 10 seems to pause at the log-in prompt while it appears to be asking for a password.
Wait a few seconds, and it will sign in without it.Posted: September 2, 2015in:Shortlink:Tagged:,. New Here?Let me suggest my to get you started.Of course I strongly recommend you - there's a ton of information just waiting for you.Finally, if you just can't find what you're looking for,! Leo Who?I'm and I've been playing with computers since I took a required programming class in 1976. I spent over 18 years as a software engineer at Microsoft, and after 'retiring' in 2001 I started in 2003 as a place to help you find answers and become more confident using this amazing technology at our fingertips. I agree that not to use a password is a security risk. If you EVER take the device out of the house it could be stolen although I understand they can be bypassed by ‘those who know how’.
Even if it is a desktop normally kept in the house you could be subject to theft. I suppose the best thing is to have all private information on dropbox or whatever and if your hardware is stolen change the ‘Cloud’ password right away. However, on reflection if your dropbox has the password stored the thief might be able to change it?
I’m not sure. I tried the instructions above regarding removing the tick in the password prompt on the user account box and so allowing windows 7 to log in automatically. The computer did log in without a password. However my copy of Microsoft Outlook 2007 reverted to the original software installation state as if I had just loaded it. I panicked at this stage thinking that I would lose information so rapidly restored the computer with the tick reinstated. Any idea what is happening here and need I have worried. I have never used a password for this machine with Win10, or before with Win7 and was able to have no password at all as i explained in a comment on Leo’s post of Aug 21.
But i was curious to see what the user accounts setting was and seeing that the ‘user needs a password’ box was still checked, i unchecked but then was told that cause i had changed things i would have to put in a password. As it seemed funny to create a password so i wouldn’t need to use a password; i changed the box backed to checked and said no to the ‘do you want to change things’ box; and everything is back to normal; lol. I have unchecked the box, i have entered my password in the resulting box, however when i do a cold start it requires a password to be entered as well as when i close the laptop and reopen it 10 seconds later. There is no tick or blip or even waiting a whole minute that will let the auto login occur.
I am the only user and the administrator. I’m wondering if the problem could be that the computer is saying my user name is my first name and I just went with it but I’m thinking I might need to change my user name to my whole name as that is what the pc calls me; first name last name, then the password box. I did this and password is still required.
I also tried using my outlook login password address, still need password. This is frustrating because I live alone and keep no financial info on the computer. Its for reading stuff for school and the occasional email or short paper. Before commenting please:. Read the article. Comments indicating you've not read the article will be removed. Comment on the article.
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I had the same issue due to some mixup of keyrings.Go to System / Preferences / Passwords and Encryption Keys.I had two keyrings there, one called 'login' with no keys in it, and another called 'default' with several keys, for example the password for my wifi. Copy the passwords of all the keys in the 'default' keyring (for backup). Delete the default keyring. Logout. Login, and re-enter passwords when asked, for example for your wifi, etcFrom this point on your keys and passwords will be stored in the 'login' keyring. This keyring is unlocked when you login to Ubuntu, so you only have to enter your password once. The key quote from the OP as to whether this is still an issue is:No I haven't.
I've not had this problem in weeks, so I see no reasonwhy I need to tinker with it, for now.To diagnose this types of issues first a simple check is to see if a theme or other configuration causes this issue.Thus the question:Is this behaviour user specific? Try creating a new user account andlog into that.If by creating a new user and the issue still occurs then the problem is highly likely to be either a graphical issue and/or a compiz issue.Both of these issues should be reported as a.It would be helpful in such a report to looks at posting the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Often you can see what the issue is by looking for errors in this log.In conclusion - the OP states this has not occurred for weeks. Its highly likely an update (graphical related or compiz related) has resolved this question.Case-Closed:).