Delete "Ghost" Account?

hawkeye62 said:

Both accounts have my name, but one has my photo, the other has a face symbol. netplwiz is unset, yet the face symbol seems to be trying to auto login, but the password fails. If I select user with my photo, I can then login normally.

Jim,

The good news is that many others have seen the same problem.

They have solved it by setting / unsetting NetPlWiz.

hawkeye62 said:

... netplwiz is unset ...

hawkeye62 said:

... netplwiz shows auto login is enabled

So whatever the current NetPlWiz state actually is, I suggest you try cycling it through a couple of times [setting it then unsetting it, setting it].

Best of luck,
Denis

hawkeye62 said:

One interesting thing, there is a setting "Require Windows Hello Sign-in For MS Accounts" that can be on or off. If it is on, netplwiz has no option for turning password requirement on or off.

Jim,

If you ever need to fiddle with NetPlWiz again, note that the NetPlWiz tutorial [see my earlier post] explains how to resolve the lack of a password-required checkbox and includes a link to the relevant tutorial for that part of the job.

All the best,
Denis

hawkeye62 said:

If require password is turned on, starting the PC ends up on a screen with no log-in window until I click the screen, then it shows a normal log-in window.

Jim,

That sounds to me like a description of the Lock screen - see
Enable or Disable Lock Screen - TenForumsTutorials
and the further explanation at
Lock screen ditty [MrEd post #3] - TenForums

All the best,
Denis