How to change windows defaulting to "Other User" on log in?


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    How to change windows defaulting to "Other User" on log in?


    Hey guys,

    When I first turn on my pc I am met with the log in screen that says "Other User". When I first installed windows it would show my user account, and I would just have to type in my pin code then I'm in. I don't know how this was changed because I don't believe I changed any settings regarding this, but I just wanted to get it back how it used to be. Nothing is broken it's just slightly inconvenient.

    I attached a picture to show what I'm talking about. I already googled the issue, but nothing that I could find helped me with this issue.

    Thanks,

    Matt How to change windows defaulting to "Other User" on log in?-other-user-log-.jpg
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    mattblackguy said:
    When I first turn on my pc I am met with the log in screen that says "Other User"....

    This happens when Windows is trying to sign in as an account that doesn't exist on this PC. Have you tried to set up an automatic sign in? If so, check you have spelled the account name correctly. It may help if you turn off automatic sign in, Option One, step 4 here....

    Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup | Tutorials
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    Bree said:
    This happens when Windows is trying to sign in as an account that doesn't exist on this PC. Have you tried to set up an automatic sign in? If so, check you have spelled the account name correctly. It may help if you turn off automatic sign in, Option One, step 4 here....

    Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup | Tutorials
    So I actually do have automatic sign in disabled, but when I enable it, it signs into my account no problem. Only problem is I rather have a list of users because I don't want to automatically sign into my main account.
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    With automatic sign in disabled Windows will automatically try to sign in as the last user that had signed in. If that account has no password it will go straight to the desktop.

    If the account has a password it will prompt for one, while showing the list of other users at the lower left of the sign in screen.
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    Bree said:
    With automatic sign in disabled Windows will automatically try to sign in as the last user that had signed in. If that account has no password it will go straight to the desktop.

    If the account has a password it will prompt for one, while showing the list of other users at the lower left of the sign in screen.
    Oh god I feel dumb now. I just figured it out. Somehow I had don't display last signed-in enabled in my regedit. Not sure how that happened, but now my log in is back to normal.Thanks for your help :)

    Do Not Display Last Signed-in User Name on Windows 10 Sign-in | Tutorials
    Last edited by Brink; 30 Jan 2019 at 10:06. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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