Login Screen Help


  1. Posts : 1,366
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #1

    Login Screen Help


    I recently built a gaming tower for my nephews to share. It's running Windows 10 Pro x64. Everything works fine, but I'm having trouble getting the login screen to act like I want it to. The system has three total accounts. One for each of them, and the Administrator account that's password protected. Neither of their accounts have passwords.

    I'd like to have the system boot to a login screen with all three users listed. All they have to do is click their name. If I clock administrator, I get the password prompt. Right now, the system boots and auto logs in to one of the open accounts. I was able to get it to stop at a CTRL+ALT+DEL screen. However, once you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, it immediately auto logs in to the same account.

    Is my only option setting passwords on each account?
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  2. Posts : 30,178
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #2

    Maybe...

    Do Not Display User Name on Sign in Screen in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials

    Hopefully once they type their name and click on arrow it will accept not having password.
    Last edited by Brink; 15 Feb 2018 at 22:35. Reason: updated link
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  3. Posts : 15,480
    Windows10
       #3

    DeaconFrost said:
    I recently built a gaming tower for my nephews to share. It's running Windows 10 Pro x64. Everything works fine, but I'm having trouble getting the login screen to act like I want it to. The system has three total accounts. One for each of them, and the Administrator account that's password protected. Neither of their accounts have passwords.

    I'd like to have the system boot to a login screen with all three users listed. All they have to do is click their name. If I clock administrator, I get the password prompt. Right now, the system boots and auto logs in to one of the open accounts. I was able to get it to stop at a CTRL+ALT+DEL screen. However, once you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, it immediately auto logs in to the same account.

    Is my only option setting passwords on each account?
    The whole point about accounts is so each users has privacy from other users. So each use should have a password. For local accounts, you can make the passwords very simple e.g. a single latter - totally insecure of course.
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  4. Posts : 1,366
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    The two boys ended up fighting over who's profile was being used and who was playing who's games. So, I left my admin account with a strong password and made them choose a password for themselves. That solved several issues, technical and non-technical.
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